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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Hideaki Okamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Okamura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for computing resources existing in domestic network systems to be utilized with maximum efficiency. Condition of the connection of client apparatuses to a domestic network and overall computing resources of the domestic network are controlled by a personal computer functioning as a private server. When a personal digital assistant (PDA) outputs a request to a personal computer for downloading image data on a server, the image data is downloaded and stored in a hard disk area owned by the personal computer and offered to the PDA. A connection between the client apparatuses and the domestic network is constantly monitored. Even when any of the client apparatuses is provisionally disconnected from the network, proper service is continuously rendered by applying the computing resources offered to the client apparatus.