Patent ID: 8351447

Claim:
A server apparatus for use with a data communication system including a portable electronic apparatus, the server apparatus, a cradle apparatus configured to mediate transmission and reception of data between the portable electronic apparatus and the server apparatus, and a plurality of home apparatuses configured to be connected to the server apparatus, comprising: a first interface configured to communicate with the cradle apparatus; a second interface configured to communicate with the plurality of home apparatuses; a selection unit configured to select one of the plurality of home apparatuses as an opposite party of communication by comparing identification information received from the portable electronic apparatus to stored identification information associating the identification information with the one of the plurality of home apparatuses; a controller configured to form a request for provision of object information to the one of the plurality of home apparatuses based on the selection and control the second interface to transmit the request for provision to the one of the plurality of home apparatuses; and an interface controller configured to control the second interface to receive information transmitted from the one of the plurality of home apparatuses in response to the request for provision of object information and control the first interface to transmit the received information to be transmitted to the portable electronic apparatus through the cradle apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to form a deletion request for requesting deletion of accumulated data to the portable electronic apparatus, and the interface controller is configured to control the first interface to transmit the deletion request to the portable electronic apparatus.