Home server access system including server and access control method

A server, comprising:

• address information request issuance means for issuing an address information request to an address information providing server on the Internet;
• address information analysis means for analyzing the address information received from the address information providing server to acquire an address of the server itself;
• authorized user information storage means for storing information which specifies a contact address of a user authorized to access said server in advance;
• and
• access destination notification means for issuing a notification of access destination information produced based on the address acquired by said address information analysis means to the contact address of the authorized user.

A home server access system, comprising:

• a home server;
• and
• a plurality of terminals of different users connected to said home server through a network;
• said home server including address information acquisition means for acquiring an address of the server itself on the network, authorized user information storage means for storing information which specifies a contact address of a user authorized to access said home server in advance, and access destination notification means for issuing a notification of access destination information produced based on the address acquired by said address information acquisition means to the contact address of the authorized user.

A home server access system, comprising:

• a home server;
• and
• a plurality of terminals of different users connected to said home server through a network;
• said home server including address information request issuance means for issuing an address information request to an address information providing server on the Internet, address information analysis means for analyzing the address information received from the address information providing server to acquire an address, authorized user information storage means for storing information which specifies a contact address of a user authorized to access said home server in advance, and access destination notification means for issuing a notification of access destination information produced based on the address acquired by said address information analysis means to the contact address of the authorized user.

An access control method executed by a server, comprising the steps of:

• acquiring an address of said server itself on a network;
• storing information which specifies a contact address of a user authorized to access said server in advance;
• and
• issuing a notification of access destination information produced based on the acquired address to the contact address of the authorized user.

An access control method executed by a server, comprising the steps of:

• issuing an address information request to an address information providing server on the Internet;
• analyzing the address information received from the address information providing server to acquire an address;
• storing information which specifies a contact address of a user authorized to access said server in advance;
• and
• issuing a notification of access destination information produced based on the acquired address to the contact address of the authorized user.