Patent ID: 8006010

Claim:
An information sharing system comprising: an information processor including a display and an input device for manipulating information displayed on said display; a peripheral capable of at least one of accepting input of information and outputting information; and a relay device connected with said information processor and said peripheral, said relay device including: a transmitter for transmitting a common work area screen for sharing information to said information processor connected with said relay device; and a controller for controlling said relay device, wherein said controller: detects manipulation by the input device of said information processor on said common work area screen transmitted to said information processor, executes a process according to a result of detection of said manipulation by the input device of said information processor on said common work area screen, and controls operation of said peripheral connected with said relay device according to the result of detection of said manipulation by the input device of said information processor, wherein said controller identifies type of said peripheral connected with said relay device, said relay device further includes a memory in which control information for controlling operation of said peripheral according to the identified type of said peripheral is registered, and said controller outputs to said peripheral the control information registered in said memory, according to the result of detection of said manipulation by the input device of said information processor.