Connection Switching Server and Connection Switching Method

A connection switching server implemented using one or more hardware processers and comprising:

• a service request reception part configured to receive a service request including activation identification information indicating a right to use a service;
• a connection destination determination part configured to reference an activation information database in which the activation identification information and connection information for connecting to a service that processes the service request are stored and associated with each other, to retrieve the connection information for the service request;
• and
• a connection destination switching part configured to transmit the service request to a server providing the service corresponding to the connection information,
• wherein the service is a retrieval service of retrieval from a database, and
• wherein the connection information includes:
• an address of a database management server including the database;
• and identification information identifying the database.

A connection switching method for a connection switching server implemented using one or more hardware processers, the connection switching method being performing by the connection switching server and comprising steps of:

• receiving a service request including activation identification information indicating a right to use a service;
• referencing an activation information database in which the activation identification information and connection information for connecting to a service that processes the service request are stored and associated with each other, to retrieve the connection information for the service request;
• transmitting the service request to a server providing the service corresponding to the connection information;
• and
• receiving an activation request transmitted by a terminal, the terminal being a transmission source of the service request, the activation request transmitted by the terminal before transmitting an initial service request, the activation request including the activation identification information and tenant identification information indicating a tenant to which the terminal belongs;
• referencing a tenant information database storing and associating the tenant identification information and the connection information with each other;
• and
• storing and associating the activation identification information and the connection information with each other in the activation information database.

A connection switching method for a connection switching server implemented using one or more hardware processers, the connection switching method being performing by the connection switching server and comprising steps of:

• receiving a service request including activation identification information indicating a right to use a service;
• referencing an activation information database in which the activation identification information and connection information for connecting to a service that processes the service request are stored and associated with each other, to retrieve the connection information for the service request;
• and
• transmitting the service request to a server providing the service corresponding to the connection information,
• wherein the service is a retrieval service of retrieval from a database, and
• wherein the connection information includes:
• an address of a database management server including the database;
• and identification information identifying the database.