Patent ID: 7679769
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A data receiving system comprising: a data receiving apparatus that receives data addressed to one of at least one predetermined address, as received data through a communication network; and at least one output terminal apparatus that receives the received data from said data receiving apparatus and outputs the received data, wherein said data receiving apparatus comprises: a relationship information-registering device that registers relationship information associating the at least one predetermined address with corresponding at least one piece of identification information on said at least one output terminal apparatus; and a received data transfer device that selects at least a predetermined output terminal apparatus from said at least one output terminal apparatus based on the one of the at least one predetermined address to which the received data is addressed, and the relationship information, and then transfers the received data to said predetermined output terminal apparatus, wherein the data receiving system comprises an information processing terminal apparatus associated with the predetermined address, said information processing terminal apparatus being connected to said predetermined output terminal apparatus, and wherein when said predetermined output terminal apparatus receives the received data from said received data transfer device and outputs the received data, said predetermined output terminal apparatus notifies said information processing terminal apparatus of identification information on said predetermined output terminal apparatus itself and information indicating that the received data has been output.