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Information processing system and control method thereof

  • US 6,088,737 A
  • Filed: 10/22/1997
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing system constructed by including a server which obtains and transfers data in real time and a client who processes data transmitted by the server, said server comprising:

  • determining means for determining whether or not a number of predetermined types of access requests received by the server exceeds a predetermined permissible number which is varied in accordance with a condition of said server; and

    transferring means for transferring access state information, which indicates how congested the server is, to the client who has transmitted a predetermined type of access request, in accordance with the determining result made by said determining means, and said client comprising;

    displaying means for, upon transmitting the predetermined type of access request to the server and receiving the access state information from said transferring means, displaying the access state on the basis of the access state information.

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