Patent ID: 6253248
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus having a proxy server function in a client/server system, comprising:specifying means for receiving a first request that uses a first communication protocol from a client, and specifying a server on the basis of the first request;determination means for determining a second communication protocol to be used in a communication with the server specified by said specifying means in accordance with that server and the first request;detection means for detecting information which is insufficient to generate a second request suitable for the second communication protocol to implement request contents included in the first request;acquiring means for acquiring the detected information from the client;generation means for generating the second request suitable for the second communication protocol to implement request contents included in the first request, by adding the acquired information to the request contents; andcommunication means for communicating with the server specified by said specifying means by means of the generated second request that uses the second communication protocol.