Patent ID: 7269619

Claim:
A data analysis provider system comprising: a client device and a data analysis provider both capable of two-way transmission, the client device and the data analysis provider being connected to each other through a network, the client device including: a target-of-analysis information transmission unit that transmits at least one of target-of-analysis data and information relating to the target-of-analysis data to the data analysis provider; a desired process notification unit that notifies the data analysis provider of a desired process to be performed on the target-of-analysis data; a response data reception unit that receives response data from the data analysis provider; and a processing capability notification unit that notifies the data analysis provider about a processing capability of the client device; and the data analysis provider including: a target-of-analysis information reception unit that receives the at least one of the target-of-analysis data and information relating to the target-of-analysis data transmitted from the target-of-analysis information transmission unit of the client device; a desired process confirming unit that confirms the desired process notified by the desired process notification unit of the client device; a response unit that prepares response data that enables the client device to perform the desired process confirmed by the desired process confirming unit; and a response data transmission unit that transmits the response data to the client device, wherein the response unit: performs analysis of the processing capability of the client device and a processing capability required for the desired process to obtain a result of the analysis; and prepares the response data according to the result.