Patent ID: 7107324

Claim:
A storage device which is connectable to a first computer and a second computer via a network, comprising: a control processing unit; a storage unit; and a network interface connectable to said network, wherein said control processing unit: stores requested data in said storage unit in response to a data-write request from said first computer, receives a delivery instruction from said first computer, said delivery instruction including information for identifying said second computer which is to be a delivery destination of data, and information for specifying data to be delivered, and reads specified data in response to said delivery instruction to deliver said data to said second computer which is to be said specified delivery destination of data; said delivery instruction includes information for specifying a reading rate of said data; said control processing unit reads said data at said reading rate; and wherein said control processing unit: reads timing-specifying information for specifying a timing for delivering said data from said read data, adds information for identifying said second computer, which is to be said delivery destination of data, to said read data, and delivers said read data added with said information for identifying said second computer, to said second computer which is specified to be said delivery destination of data according to said timing-specifying information.