Patent ID: 7730105

Claim:
A time sharing managing apparatus, comprising: an identification (ID) request receiving unit for receiving ID request information for requesting the issuance of a time ID uniquely identifying time information; a time information generating unit for measuring the time and generating time information when the ID request information is received; a rule storage unit for storing rule information stating a rule for setting a time ID; an ID setting unit for setting a time ID for the generated time information with reference to the rule information; a time information storage unit for relating and storing the time ID as set and the time information; an ID transmitting unit for transmitting the time ID to the transmission source of the ID request information; a time request receiving unit for receiving time request information which includes the time ID and which inquires for time information corresponding to the time ID; a time information finding unit for finding time information that has been related to the time ID included in the time request information, in said time information storage unit; and a time information transmitting unit for transmitting the time information thus found to the transmission source of the time request information.