1. An information processing apparatus connected to a computer through a network, the computer comprising a computer Japanese-language converting portion that receives a character string from the information processing apparatus through the network to return conversion candidates, the information processing apparatus comprising: a user interface portion that deals with character input from a user and display for a user; a main-body Japanese-language converting portion that receives a character string input from the user interface portion to return conversion candidates; a conversion controlling portion that controls interaction between the user interface portion and the computer Japanese-language converting portion as well as the main-body Japanese-language converting portion; and a computer identifying portion that identifies the computer corresponding to a user currently using the information processing apparatus, the conversion controlling portion sending the character string input with the user interface portion to the computer Japanese-language converting portion of the computer identified by the computer identifying portion or to the computer Japanese-language converting portion and the main-body Japanese-language converting portion for conversion, the conversion controlling portion sending the conversion candidates to the user interface portion for display.
1. An information processing apparatus connected to a computer through a network, the computer comprising a computer Japanese-language converting portion that receives a character string from the information processing apparatus through the network to return conversion candidates, the information processing apparatus comprising: a user interface portion that deals with character input from a user and display for a user; a main-body Japanese-language converting portion that receives a character string input from the user interface portion to return conversion candidates; a conversion controlling portion that controls interaction between the user interface portion and the computer Japanese-language converting portion as well as the main-body Japanese-language converting portion; and a computer identifying portion that identifies the computer corresponding to a user currently using the information processing apparatus, the conversion controlling portion sending the character string input with the user interface portion to the computer Japanese-language converting portion of the computer identified by the computer identifying portion or to the computer Japanese-language converting portion and the main-body Japanese-language converting portion for conversion, the conversion controlling portion sending the conversion candidates to the user interface portion for display. 6. The information processing apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus and the computer comprise an encryption/decryption processing portion to encrypt the character string and conversion candidates transmitted and received through the network between the information processing apparatus and the computer with the encryption/decryption processing portion on the transmission side and to decrypt the encrypted character string or conversion candidates with the encryption/decryption processing portion on the reception side.