Patent ID: 8108462
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus capable of exchanging information with another apparatus, comprising: a communication unit configured to carry out a communication with said other apparatus; a communication-state information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a state of a communication with said other apparatus carried out by said communication unit; an information/array determination unit configured to determine image information for a user owning said other apparatus on the basis of said information acquired by said communication-state information acquisition unit and determine an array including said image information; an image generation unit configured to generate a display image including said image information on the basis of said array; a display control unit configured to control a display unit so that said display unit displays said display image generated by said image generation unit; wherein said information processing apparatus has a plurality of communication modes in which said communication unit carries out communications; said communication unit implements each of said communication modes for a predetermined period; and said communication-state information acquisition unit acquires said information in each of said communication modes.