Patent ID: 7975230
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information-processing apparatus for communicating with an other information-processing apparatus, which is connected to said information-processing apparatus by a network, said information-processing apparatus comprising: reproduction means for reproducing content data common to said information-processing apparatus and said other information-processing apparatus synchronously with said other information-processing apparatus; user information input means for inputting first user condition information including a voice and image of a user operating said information-processing apparatus; user information receiver means for receiving second user condition information including a voice and image of an other user from said other information-processing apparatus operated by said other user; synthesis means for synthesizing a voice and image of said content data synchronously reproduced by said reproduction means with said voice and image of said other user received by said user-information receiver means to create a single image including both the voice and image of the content data and the voice and image of the other user such that the image of the content data extends within an area and at least part of the image of the other user is included within the area of the image of the content data, said synthesis means increasing a size of said image of said other user when a sound volume of said voice of said other user exceeds a threshold; display means for simultaneously displaying said voice and image of said content data synthesized with said voice and image of said other user; information analysis means for analyzing at least either said first user condition information input by said user-information input means or said second user condition information received by said user-information receiver means; and parameter-setting means for setting a control parameter used for controlling a process, which is carried out by said synthesis means to synthesize voices and images, on the basis of an analysis result produced by said information analysis means.