Patent ID: 6385640
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A switching apparatus comprising:an information sending unit; and an information receiving unit, said information sending unit having: first extracting means for extracting an information item to which state information has been added by a sending information specifying unit from information items processed in a first information processing system which is a closed system operating asynchronously with respect to a second information processing system, the state information indicating that the information item is to be sent; and sending means for sending the information item extracted by said extracting means to a predetermined communication system, said information receiving unit comprising: receiving means for receiving an information item transmitted from said predetermined communication system as information to be sent from said first information processing system to said second information processing system; and information supply means for supplying the information item received by said receiving means to said second information processing system, wherein said receiving means receives information including the information item to be sent to said second information processing system and information required for transmission by said predetermined communication system, and wherein said information supply means comprises: extracting means for extracting the information item to be sent to said second information processing system from the information received by said receiving means; and information setting means for setting the information item extracted by said extracting means so that the extracted information item can be processed by said second information processing system.