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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazutoyo Maehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A profile server group determines whether any request for status notification is received from the client. If there is a request for status notification, a handle name included in the request is obtained, and a status flag corresponding to the handle name is extracted from the hard disk. Next, the status flag is checked. If the on-line flag is set to 'ON', the user status is checked. If the user status is not 'IN HIDING', the user status is notified. On the other hand, when the on-line flag is set to “OFF”, the client with the handle name relating to the request notifies that it is offline.