Patent ID: 7787423

Claim:
A service request terminal included in a network, the network having a plurality of terminals connected with one another by wireless communication, the service request terminal comprising: a discovery means for discovering at least one terminal, among the plurality of terminals, working as a service providing terminal capable of carrying out prescribed processing based on a request issued by the service request terminal; a terminal information obtaining means for obtaining terminal information indicating a status with respect to the availability of the at least one terminal found by the discovery means to perform said prescribed processing; an output means for outputting the terminal information obtained by the terminal information obtaining means to an output device of the service request terminal; and a transmission control means for transmitting output control information to each of the at least one terminal found by the discovery means to cause the at least one terminal to create an output using an output device of said at least one terminal accessible by a person for indicating a capability of carrying out the prescribed processing so as to be perceptible to the person, wherein said output is one or more of a sound, displayed information, and/or a vibration by said at least one terminal to indicate to the person the capability of carrying out the prescribed processing.