Patent ID: 8094807

Claim:
An information processing system comprising a terminal to be operated by a user and an information processing apparatus communicating with said terminal wherein: said information processing apparatus includes: a first signal electrode for receiving and transmitting a signal through a communication medium in a communication with said terminal; a first reference electrode for establishing a reference point used for determining the value of said signal transmitted to or received from said terminal; a first determination section for determining whether or not a communication with said terminal is possible; an information acquisition section for sending a request to said terminal as a request for transmission of information stored in said terminal in order to acquire said information if a determination result produced by said first determination section reveals that a communication with said terminal is possible; an operation-input reception section for receiving an operation input entered by said user; a second determination section for determining whether or not a communication with said terminal is going on; and a process execution section for carrying out a process on said operation input received by said operation-input reception section on the basis of said information acquired by said information acquisition section if a determination result produced by said second determination section indicates that a communication with said terminal is going on, and said terminal comprises: a second signal electrode for receiving and transmitting a signal transmitted through a communication medium in a communication with said information processing apparatus; a second reference electrode for establishing a reference point used for determining the value of said signal transmitted to or received from said information processing apparatus; a request determination section for determining whether or not a request has been received from said information processing apparatus as a request for transmission of information stored in said terminal; and a stored-information transmission section for transmitting said information stored in said terminal to said information processing apparatus as a signal if a determination result produced by said request determination section indicates that a request for transmission of information stored in said terminal has been received from said information processing apparatus, wherein said first reference electrode and said second reference electrode are provided without forming a closed circuit with each other.