Patent ID: 8341244

Claim:
A network system comprising a first server and a second server which transmit data to a data destination apparatus, and a communication apparatus which is connected to the data destination apparatus, the first server and the second server through communication lines, wherein the communication apparatus includes: a first reception unit which receives a first file access request for requesting transmission of data in files contained in the first server and the second server from the data destination apparatus; a file access request processing unit which generates, on the basis of the first file access request, a second file access request for requesting the first server to transmit part of data in the files and a third file access request for requesting the second server to transmit data subsequent to the part of data in the files; and a first transmission unit which transmits the second file access request to the first server, and transmits the third file access request to the second server after the first server completes the transmission of the part of data on the basis of the second file access request, the first server includes: a second reception unit which receives the second file access request transmitted by the communication apparatus; and a second transmission unit which transmits the part of data in the files on the basis of the second file access request, and the second server includes: a third reception unit which receives the third file access request; and a third transmission unit which transmits the data subsequent to the part of data in the files on the basis of the third file access request.