Patent ID: 8073855

Claim:
A communication control apparatus, comprising: a memory unit which stores reference data to be referred to when determining the permission for access to a content stored in a position accessible via a network; a search unit which acquires communication data for requesting access to the content and searches the communication data for the reference data; and a processing unit which controls access to the content based on the result of the search, wherein: the search unit is configured with a wired logic circuit, the search unit comprises a determination circuit which determines which range comparison target data to be compared with the reference data pertains to, out of three or more ranges into which the plurality of pieces of reference data stored in the memory unit are divided, and the determination circuit comprises a plurality of comparison circuits which compare reference data at borders of the ranges with the comparison target data so that the plurality of comparison circuits determine which of the three or more ranges the comparison target data pertains to simultaneously in parallel.