Data communication system and data communication terminal as well as data communication method used therefor and program used therefor

• US 20030028810A1
• Filed: 08/05/2002
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kurashima, Akihisa, Momona, Morihisa, Uematsu, Akira
• Application Number:
  US10/211,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20030028810A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

A data communication system includes a plurality of network and a plurality of terminal being accessible to the plurality of network. Each of the plurality of network is assigned with each network property value. Each of the plurality of terminal further includes: at least an access policy for making a decision on permissibility for access to other terminal of the plurality of terminal than the each terminal, with reference to at least one of a first network property value assigned to a first network connected with the each terminal and a second network property value assigned to a second network connected with the other terminal, so that only when the access is permitted based on the access policy, then the terminal makes an access to the other terminal.

Claims

1. A data communication system including:

a plurality of network; and

a plurality of terminal being accessible to said plurality of network,

wherein each of said plurality of network is assigned with each network property value, and

wherein each of said plurality of terminal further includes;

at least an access policy for making a decision on permissibility for access to other terminal of said plurality of terminal than said each terminal, with reference to at least one of a first network property value assigned to a first network connected with said each terminal and a second network property value assigned to a second network connected with said other terminal, so that only when said access is permitted based on said access policy, then said terminal makes an access to said other terminal.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second network property values are either identical with or different each other, and said first and second networks are also either identical with or different each other.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least an access policy includes at least a transmission policy for making a decision on permissibility for data transmission to said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes said data transmission to said other terminal.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said terminal is adjusted that a data-accompanying network property value is added to data entered by user before said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value are stored in at least a data storage region of said terminal, to make said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal is adjusted to allow user to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

6. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal is adjusted to set and change said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

7. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said terminal is adjusted to change said access policy.

8. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said at least an access policy further includes, in addition to said at least a transmission policy, at least a receiving policy for making a decision on permissibility for data receiving from said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes said data receiving from said other terminal.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said terminal is adjusted that a data-accompanying network property value is added to data entered by user before said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value are stored in at least a data storage region of said terminal, to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value from said other terminal.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said terminal is adjusted to allow an user'"'"'s instruction to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

11. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal is adjusted to set and change said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

12. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said terminal is adjusted to change said receiving policy.

13. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said at least a data storage region comprises a plurality of data storage region, each of which is assigned with a storage-region-accompanying network property value, to make said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said terminal is adjusted to set and change said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

15. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said terminal is adjusted to change said transmission policy.

16. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said at least a data storage region comprises a plurality of data storage region, each of which is assigned with a storage-region-accompanying network property value, to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data from said other terminal.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted to set and change said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in each of said plurality of data storage region.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted to change said receiving policy.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted that one of said plurality of data storage region is selected in accordance with an user'"'"'s designation for allowing said selected one of said plurality of data storage region to store said received data.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted to inform user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

21. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said terminal is adjusted to inform user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

22. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

23. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

24. The system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a temporary permission for receiving data is added to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period.

25. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy but said plurality of data storage region does not include any data storage region assigned with the same network property value as a network property value added to said received data, then a decision on permissibility for storing said received data into any one of said plurality of data storage region is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

26. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a selection of one of said plurality of data storing regions for storing said received data is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

27. The system as claimed in claim 25, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a temporary permission for receiving data is added to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period.

28. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said terminal is adjusted to inform user that said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy.

29. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy, then said decision on permissibility of data transmission is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

30. The system as claimed in claim 29, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit transmitting said data, then a temporary permission for transmitting data is added to said transmission policy in a predetermined time period.

31. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal is adjusted to allow an entered user'"'"'s instruction to make invalid said decision on permissibility for access based on said access policy.

32. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said terminal is adjusted that if said each terminal is connected to a network assigned with the same network property value as of said other terminal, then said data only are transmitted to said other terminal without being accompanied said data-accompanying network property value.

33. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify a private network and a public network respectively.

34. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify different organizations respectively.

35. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify respective node points included in a hierarchical network structure.

36. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which do not identify any network.

37. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of network is assigned with each network identifier which uniquely identifies said each network, and said each terminal is adjusted to specify said other terminal, to which said each terminal makes an access, based on a terminal address which includes said each network identifier.

38. The system as claimed in claim 37, wherein said terminal is adjusted to hold respective correspondence between said each network identifier and said each network property value assigned to a network which is also assigned to said each network identifier for obtaining a network identifier assigned to a network connected to said other terminal, to which said each terminal makes an access, based on a terminal address of said other terminal, to specify a corresponding network property value to said obtained network identifier.

39. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal includes at least one file system which provides an additional data storage region.

40. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal includes at least one hard disk which provides an additional data storage region.

41. A terminal accessible though a plurality of network assigned with each network property value to other terminal for data communication, said terminal including:

an access policy storing unit for storing at least an access policy; and

an access permission decision function block for making a decision on permissibility for access to said other terminal, with reference to at least one of a first network property value assigned to a first network connected with said terminal and a second network property value assigned to a second network connected with said other terminal, so that only when said access is permitted based on said access policy, then said terminal makes an access to said other terminal.

42. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, wherein said first and second network property values are either identical with or different each other, and said first and second networks are also either identical with or different each other.

43. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, wherein said at least an access policy includes at least a transmission policy, and said access permission decision function block includes a data transmission permission decision function block which makes a decision on permissibility for data transmission to said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes said data transmission to said other terminal.

44. The terminal as claimed in claim 43, further including:

a network property value adding function block for adding a data-accompanying network property value to data entered by user; and

at least a data storage region for storing said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value, and

wherein said data transmission permission decision function block makes said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy stored in said access policy storing unit with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

45. The terminal as claimed in claim 44, wherein said network property value adding function block is adjusted to allow user to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

46. The terminal as claimed in claim 44, further including a network property value changing function block for setting and changing said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

47. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, further including an access policy changing function block for changing said access policy stored in said access policy storing unit.

48. The terminal as claimed in claim 43, further including a data receiving permission decision function block, and

wherein said access policy storing unit further stores, in addition to said transmission policy, at least a receiving policy, for allowing said data receiving permission decision function block to make a decision on permissibility for data receiving from said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes said data receiving from said other terminal.

49. The terminal as claimed in claim 48, wherein said network property value adding function block is adjusted to add a data-accompanying network property value to data entered by user before said at least a data storage region stores said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value, to allow at least one of said data transmission permission decision function block and said data receiving permission decision function block to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value from said other terminal.

50. The terminal as claimed in claim 49, wherein said network property value adding function block is adjusted to allow an user'"'"'s instruction to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

51. The terminal as claimed in claim 44, further including an network property value changing function block for setting and changing said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

52. The terminal as claimed in claim 48, further including an access policy changing function block for changing at least one of said transmission policy and said receiving policy.

53. The terminal as claimed in claim 43, wherein said at least a data storage region comprises a plurality of data storage region, each of which is assigned with a storage-region-accompanying network property value, to allow said data transmission permission decision function block to make said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

54. The terminal as claimed in claim 53, further including a network property value changing function block for setting and changing said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

55. The terminal as claimed in claim 53, further including an access policy changing function block for changing said transmission policy.

56. The terminal as claimed in claim 48, wherein said at least a data storage region comprises a plurality of data storage region, each of which is assigned with a storage-region-accompanying network property value, to allow at least one of said data transmission permission decision function block and said data receiving permission decision function block to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data from said other terminal.

57. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including a network property value changing function block for setting and changing said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in each of said plurality of data storage region.

58. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including an access policy changing function block for changing said receiving policy.

59. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including a data storage region selecting function block for selecting one of said plurality of data storage region in accordance with an user'"'"'s designation for allowing said selected one of said plurality of data storage region to store said received data.

60. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including an alarm function block for informing user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

61. The terminal as claimed in claim 48, further including an alarm function block for informing user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

62. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including a data receiving permission decision request function block which is adjusted that if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

63. The terminal as claimed in claim 48, further including a data receiving permission decision request function block which is adjusted that if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

64. The terminal as claimed in claim 63, wherein said data receiving permission decision request function block is adjusted that if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a temporary permission for receiving data is added to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period.

65. The terminal as claimed in claim 56, further including a data storage region selecting function block for making a decision on permissibility for storing said received data into any one of said plurality of data storage region in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction, if said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy but said plurality of data storage region does not include any data storage region assigned with the same network property value as a network property value added to said received data.

66. The terminal as claimed in claim 65, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then said data storage region selecting function block selects one of said plurality of data storing regions for storing said received data is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

67. The terminal as claimed in claim 65, further including a data receiving permission decision request function block adds a temporary permission for receiving data to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data.

68. The terminal as claimed in claim 43, further including an alarm function block for informing user that said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy.

69. The terminal as claimed in claim 43, further including a data transmission permission decision request function block for making said decision on permissibility of data transmission in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction, if said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy.

70. The terminal as claimed in claim 69, wherein said data transmission permission decision request function block adds a temporary permission for transmitting data to said transmission policy in a predetermined time period, if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit transmitting said data.

71. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, further including an access permission decision operation inhibiting function block for making invalid said decision on permissibility for access based on said access policy in accordance with an entered user'"'"'s instruction.

72. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, further including a network property value table for holding respective correspondence between each network identifier and each network property value assigned to a network which is also assigned to said each network identifier for said access permission decision function block to obtain a network identifier assigned to a network connected to said other terminal, to which said each terminal makes an access, based on a terminal address of said other terminal, to specify a corresponding network property value to said obtained network identifier.

73. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, wherein said terminal includes at least one file terminal which provides an additional data storage region.

74. The terminal as claimed in claim 41, wherein said terminal includes at least one hard disk which provides an additional data storage region.

75. A method for data communication between a plurality of terminal being accessible through a plurality of network, said method including:

assigning each network property value to each of said plurality of network;

setting at least an access policy;

making a decision on permissibility for access from a terminal to other terminal of said plurality of terminal, with reference to at least one of a first network property value assigned to a first network connected with said each terminal and a second network property value assigned to a second network connected with said other terminal; and

making an access to said other terminal only when said access is permitted based on said access policy.

76. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein said first and second network property values are either identical with or different each other, and said first and second networks are also either identical with or different each other.

77. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein said at least an access policy includes at least a transmission policy for making a decision on permissibility for data transmission to said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes said data transmission to said other terminal.

78. The method as claimed in claim 77, wherein a data-accompanying network property value is added to data entered by user before said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value are stored in at least a data storage region of said terminal, to make said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

79. The method as claimed in claim 78, further including:

allowing user to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

80. The method as claimed in claim 78, further including:

setting and changing said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

81. The method as claimed in claim 77, further including:

changing said access policy.

82. The method as claimed in claim 77, wherein said at least an access policy further includes, in addition to said at least a transmission policy, at least a receiving policy for making a decision on permissibility for data receiving from said other terminal, with reference to at least one of said first and second network property values, so that only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes said data receiving from said other terminal.

83. The method as claimed in claim 82, wherein a data-accompanying network property value is added to data entered by user before said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value are stored in at least a data storage region of said terminal, to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said data-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data accompanied with said data-accompanying network property value from said other terminal.

84. The method as claimed in claim 83, further including:

allowing an user'"'"'s instruction to set said data-accompanying network property value to be added to said entered data every time when said entered data are stored in said at least a data storage region.

85. The method as claimed in claim 78, further including:

setting and changing said data-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

86. The method as claimed in claim 82, further including:

changing said receiving policy.

87. The method as claimed in claim 77, further including:

assigning each storage-region-accompanying network property value a plurality of data storage region, to make said decision on permissibility for data transmission based on said at least a transmission policy with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal.

88. The method as claimed in claim 87, further including:

setting and changing said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in said at least a data storage region.

89. The method as claimed in claim 87, further including:

changing said transmission policy.

90. The method as claimed in claim 82, further including:

assigning each storage-region-accompanying network property value to each of a plurality of data storage region, to make said decision on permissibility for at least one of data transmission and data receiving, based on at least one of said at least a transmission policy and said at least a receiving policy, with reference to said first and second network property values and said storage-region-accompanying network property value, so that only when said data transmission is permitted based on said transmission policy, then said terminal makes a transmission of said data accompanied with said storage-region-accompanying network property value to said other terminal, as well as only when said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy, then said terminal makes a receipt of said data from said other terminal.

91. The method as claimed in claim 90, further including:

setting and changing said storage-region-accompanying network property value stored in each of said plurality of data storage region.

92. The method as claimed in claim 90, further including:

changing said receiving policy.

93. The method as claimed in claim 90, wherein one of said plurality of data storage region is selected in accordance with an user'"'"'s designation for allowing said selected one of said plurality of data storage region to store said received data.

94. The method as claimed in claim 90, further including:

informing user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

95. The method as claimed in claim 82, further including:

informing user that said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy.

96. The method as claimed in claim 90, wherein if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

97. The method as claimed in claim 82, wherein if said data receiving is not permitted based on said receiving policy, then said decision on permissibility of data receiving is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

98. The method as claimed in claim 97, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a temporary permission for receiving data is added to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period.

99. The method as claimed in claim 90, wherein if said data receiving is permitted based on said receiving policy but said plurality of data storage region does not include any data storage region assigned with the same network property value as a network property value added to said received data, then a decision on permissibility for storing said received data into any one of said plurality of data storage region is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

100. The method as claimed in claim 99, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a selection of one of said plurality of data storing regions for storing said received data is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

101. The method as claimed in claim 99, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit storing said received data, then a temporary permission for receiving data is added to said receiving policy in a predetermined time period.

102. The method as claimed in claim 77, further including:

informing user that said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy.

103. The method as claimed in claim 77, wherein if said data transmission is not permitted based on said transmission policy, then said decision on permissibility of data transmission is made in accordance with an user'"'"'s instruction.

104. The method as claimed in claim 103, wherein if said user'"'"'s instruction is to permit transmitting said data, then a temporary permission for transmitting data is added to said transmission policy in a predetermined time period.

105. The method as claimed in claim 75, further including:

allowing an entered user'"'"'s instruction to make invalid said decision on permissibility for access based on said access policy.

106. The method as claimed in claim 78, wherein if said each terminal is connected to a network assigned with the same network property value as of said other terminal, then said data only are transmitted to said other terminal without being accompanied said data-accompanying network property value.

107. The method as claimed in, claim 75, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify a private network and a public network respectively.

108. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify different organizations respectively.

109. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which identify respective node points included in a hierarchical network structure.

110. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein said network property value includes identifiers which do not identify any network.

111. The method as claimed in claim 75, wherein each of said plurality of network is assigned with each network identifier which uniquely identifies said each network, to specify said other terminal, to which said each terminal makes an access, based on a terminal address which includes said each network identifier.

112. The method as claimed in claim 111, further including:

holding respective correspondence between said each network identifier and said each network property value assigned to a network which is also assigned to said each network identifier for obtaining a network identifier assigned to a network connected to said other terminal, to which said each terminal makes an access, based on a terminal address of said other terminal, to specify a corresponding network property value to said obtained network identifier.