Patent ID: 8468450

Claim:
An output control device, comprising: an output unit configured to output information externally received by the output control device or to be transmitted from the output control device; a display unit configured to display a predetermined image comprising a plurality of regions; a position detecting unit configured to detect a position specified on the predetermined image displayed on the display unit; a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display the predetermined image when the output unit outputs the information; an area allocating unit configured to: when the display control unit controls the display unit to display a first image representing an external party in communication with the output control device, allocate an area corresponding to a predetermined region of the first image to an output control area for controlling an output condition of a first type of information to be output by the output unit, and when the display control unit controls the display unit to display a second image representing a user who performs communication by operating the output control device, allocate an area corresponding to a same region of the second image as the predetermined region of the first image to an output control area for controlling an output condition of a second type of information to be output by the output unit that is different from the first type of information; and an output control unit configured to control the output condition of the information corresponding to the allocated output control area when the specified position on the predetermined image detected by the position detecting unit is within the output control area allocated by the area allocating unit.