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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Tomoichi Ebata, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiromichi Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Kamata, Yokohoma, JP;
Tomoichi Ebata, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiromichi Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Kamata, Yokohoma, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an internet having a server for providing service, a client for receiving the service, plural proxy servers for standing proxy for an access to the server done by the client, and a proxy server selecting server for noticing an IP (Internet Protocol) corresponding to a domain name of the client in response to an inquiry with the domain name added thereon, the proxy server selecting server receives a request message with the domain name of the server for providing the target service from the client. Then, the proxy server selecting server notifies the client of the IP address of the most approximate server to the client in place of the IP address of the server, based on the physical/logical location information, and if necessary, the periodically obtained load information of the proxy servers. The client recognizes the proxy server of the IP address given thereto as the server for providing the target service and then makes access to the proxy server.