Patent ID: 8108482
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A data relaying apparatus disposed on a network with contents and meta-information managed separately in different servers, the data relaying apparatus comprising: a location information extracting unit that extracts location information uniquely defining a location of contents from a content acquisition request, the content acquisition request being transmitted from a client terminal to a repository server retaining the contents; a meta-information acquiring unit that transmits a meta-information acquisition request to a data relaying apparatus cooperating with a registry server managing the meta-information with the use of the location information extracted by the location information extracting unit to acquire meta-information; a content transmitting unit that receives contents to add the meta-information acquired by the meta-information acquiring unit to the contents, the contents being transmitted by the repository server accepting the content acquisition request to the client terminal transmitting the content acquisition request, the content transmitting unit relaying the contents to the client terminal; and a log writing unit that writes the meta-information added to the contents and communication information related to relaying when the content transmitting unit relays the contents, the communication information including an access time.