Patent ID: 8867079

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having plural functions comprising: a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user's human body as a communication channel; a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having, on said display part, an electrode for body area network communication, said screen receiving an operation performed by said user; and a control part which controls said body area network communication part and said display and operating part, wherein said control part makes said display part display a function selection screen for selecting any of said plural functions, said control part determines whether communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus is established when any of said plural functions is selected in said function selection screen by said user, and wherein when said control part determines that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus is not established, said control part makes said display part display a first screen corresponding to the function that is selected in said function selection screen, while when said control part determines that communication between said body area network communication part and said terminal apparatus is established said control part makes said display part display a second screen which corresponds to said first screen, and to which is added an operation key for obtaining information, according to said selected function, by said body area network communication from information stored in said terminal apparatus.