SESSION ACTIVATION SYSTEM

PURPOSE:To reduce the burden of a system operator for activating a session. CONSTITUTION:A retrieving terminal number information initializing means 10 initializes a retrieving terminal number information storage area 9. A group coincidence deciding means 14 decides whether the contents of group information in a group information storage area 13 in a terminal control table 8 detected by a terminal control table retrieving means 12 are coincident with the contents of group designation information in a group designation information storage area 4. A terminal state coincidence deciding means 16 decides whether the contents of terminal state information in a terminal state information storage area 15 in the terminal control table 8 are coincident with the contents of terminal state designation information in a terminal state designation information storage area 6. When the group coincidence deciding means 14 and the terminal state coincidence deciding means 16 judge that both the contents are coincident, a terminal session activating means 17 activates the session concerning the terminal corresponding to the terminal control table 8. A retrieving terminal number information updating means 18 updates terminal number information in a retrieving terminal number information storage area 9.