Patent ID: 6976091

Claim:
A gateway system that converts data formats and data codes at the time of communication between systems, each of which has a different data format and a different data code, the gateway system being connected to an open network, said gateway system comprises: a character code conversion information storing means that has character code to character code conversion information; a data code information storing means for storing information on various kinds of data code systems; a data format conversion information storing means for storing information used for data format conversion related to a data format and a data length; a data encryption and decryption table, which is used for encrypting data to be transmitted and for decrypting received data; a transmitter and receiver combination information storing means for judging whether or not a combination of a transmitter and a receiver of data is valid; a means for receiving data from a first information system, the data having a transmitter identifier and a receiver identifier attached thereto; a means for checking whether or not a combination of the transmitter identifier and the receiver identifier is valid based on the transmitter and receiver combination information for data exchange between the first information system and a second information system, which are connected to the same network as that of the gateway system; a means for performing a data encryption and decryption function; a means for performing data format conversion, data code conversion, and character code conversion, from the data of the first information system to converted data of the second information system; and a means for transmitting the converted data to the second information system.