Abstract: A transmission control system comprises a restricted word database for storing restricted words; a request transmission control section for relaying a request message sent from a Web browser to an external network and inspecting whether the request message includes a code that is dependent on an HTML file; and a restricted word checking section for analyzing the code using related portions of the code described in the HTML file when the request message includes the code, and determining whether or not to allow transmission of the request message depending on whether an analysis result of the code corresponds to the restricted words, wherein the request transmission control section controls the transmission of the request message according to the determination of the restricted word checking section.

Abstract: A product retail sales management server for managing the retail sales of a product across a communication network comprises: a retail sales management module for managing the retail sales of the product; a price update module 13 for dynamically setting the price of the product in accordance with rules and the retail sales state of the product and in accordance with the actual retail sales state of the product when managed by the retail sales management module; and an acceptance module 11 for, upon the receipt of an information request via the communication network, furnishing a request transmission source with the information concerning the product and the price of the product, set by the price update module at the time the information request is received.

Abstract: A system and method for web page acquisition reduces the waiting time experienced by a user who accesses a network site when the network is busy and reduces the load imposed on the server of a provider.

Abstract: Flow control for a workflow controlling system is achieved wherein a business document flows among a plurality of participants by, at a system which includes a server apparatus including a storage device and terminal apparatus connecting to the server apparatus via a network, generating a document which includes data and rules responding to a request from one of the terminal apparatus and storing it in the storage device, receiving an update request on the document from the first terminal apparatus, determining whether the update request is appropriate or not, and if the update request is appropriate then executing the update on the document, and determining whether the workflow/process was completed or not, and if not completed then identifying the second terminal apparatus which can update next and notifying it.