Patent ID: 8179818
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication path setting system comprising; a user terminal having a first level of ability; a proxy terminal having a second level of ability, which is higher than the first level of ability; and a server apparatus configured to communicate with the user terminal and the proxy terminal; wherein the server apparatus is configured to transmit, to the user terminal, proxy terminal log in contents which include a user terminal identifier of the user terminal and a terminal group information transmission destination network identifier of the server apparatus, the proxy terminal is configured to acquire a user terminal identifier from the user terminal and generate terminal group information which includes the user terminal identifier and a network identifier of the proxy terminal as a pair, the proxy terminal is configured to acquire the terminal group information transmission destination network identifier, and specify the server apparatus based on the terminal group information transmission destination network identifier, the proxy terminal is configured to transmit the terminal group information to the server apparatus specified by the terminal group information transmission destination network identifier, the server apparatus is configured to set a communication path including the proxy terminal as a relay point, based on the terminal group information received from the proxy terminal, and the proxy terminal is configured to detect a change in the proxy terminal network identifier included in the terminal group information, to generate new terminal group information, and to transmit the new terminal group information to the server apparatus.