Patent ID: 7447596

Claim:
A data communication adaptor provided with a data inputting unit for inputting data from a first information processing apparatus and a data outputting unit for outputting data to a second information processing apparatus, the adaptor further comprising: a memory for storing a plurality of pieces of data inputted through the data inputting unit; a selector for selecting data satisfying a particular condition from the pieces of data stored in the memory; and a controller for controlling the outputting of data through the data outputting unit; wherein the second information processing apparatus includes a data transmitter for transmitting data to a third information processing apparatus; wherein the memory stores identifying information for identifying the third information processing apparatus to which the data is transmitted; and wherein the controller instructs the data transmitter to determine the third information processing apparatus corresponding to the identifying information and to transmit the data to the third information processing apparatus when the data from the first information processing apparatus is inputted through the data inputting unit.