Patent ID: 8108005
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G,H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: communication means for communicating, via radio waves, with a movable electronic device, an input level of the radio waves having a predetermined relationship with a distance between the movable electronic device and the information processing apparatus; obtaining means for obtaining identification information concerning the electronic device; a display screen for displaying an image representing the electronic device specified from the identification information, a display location of the image on the display screen having a predetermined relationship with the input level of the wave radios; and display control means for controlling display of the image on the display screen based on data indicating the input level of the radio waves transmitted from the electronic device, a level of saturation of the image corresponding to the input level of the radio waves, and the electronic device being located within a communication range of the communication means, wherein when a user moves the electronic device around the information processing apparatus, the display control means changes the display location of the image on the display screen, for the user to determine, based on the display location of the image on the display screen, a location to place the electronic device for performing a reliable data communication between the electronic device and the information processing apparatus.