System for communicating a plurality of information processing modules using two cascaded links

An information processing system, comprising:

• a plurality of information processing modules each for performing information processing;
• storage means being installed in each of said information processing modules for storing display data;
• transmission request acceptance means being installed in each of said information processing modules for accepting a display data transmission request;
• recognition means being installed in each of said information processing modules for determining whether display data corresponding to the transmission request is stored on said storage means, wherein said information processing module also includes said transmission request acceptance means accepting the transmission request;
• transfer means being installed in each of said information processing modules for transferring the transmission request to a different module, if said recognition means determines that the display data corresponding to the transmission request is not stored on the storage means;
• display data getting means being installed in each of said information processing modules for getting the display data from said storage means, if said recognition means determines that the display data is stored on the storage means;
• display data transmission means being installed in each of said information processing modules for returning the display data gotten by said display data getting means to an upstream information processing module making a prior transmission request to a downstream information processing module returning the display data;
• partial display data notification means being installed in one of the information processing modules for sending partial display data information consisting of an area of the display data and quotation information required for quoting a display data area to a different one of the information processing modules;
• partial display data reception means being installed in the different one of the information processing modules for receiving the partial display data information sent by said partial display data notification means;
• partial display data storage means being installed in the different one of the information processing modules for storing the partial display data information received at said partial display data reception means;
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• display data combining means being installed in the different one of the information processing modules for combining display data areas stored in said partial display data storage means with the display data.