Patent ID: 7925705

Claim:
A terminal device, comprising: an output device configured to output information; a self-pattern storing system configured to store information on an expression pattern for the terminal device therein; a configuring system configured to configure the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device into the self-pattern storing system; an output executing system configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device; an obtaining system configured to obtain information on expression patterns for other terminal devices connected to a network; and a setting system configured to define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information obtained by the obtaining system, the setting system being configured to set information on the defined expression pattern as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device, wherein the output device is configured to output based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device; wherein the terminal device is configured to be connected to the network and operated by a host device; and wherein the terminal device is connectable with a network; the obtaining system sends, to other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request; the output executing system is configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device; and the terminal device is configured to be operated by the host device via the network.