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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2001
Applicants:

Yoshiyuki Kunito, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Okamori, Tokyo, JP;

Ryusuke Sawatari, Kanagawa, JP;

Yutaka Miyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshiyuki Kunito, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Okamori, Tokyo, JP;

Ryusuke Sawatari, Kanagawa, JP;

Yutaka Miyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04J 3/22 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A network system includes a plurality of communication nodes. In the network system, data transmitted from a server apparatus () is received by a PC () and a PDA (). Each of relay nodesobtains a communication network parameter concerning the communication network connecting the communication nodes with each other. Each of the relay nodes () also determines a communication route, based on a format conversion parameter concerning format of data transmitted from the server apparatus () and types of format conversion at format converters () and (), and the obtained communication network parameter.


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