Patent ID: 7231603

Claim:
A communication apparatus with a video image display function, for transmitting and receiving data to and from an other communication apparatus, said apparatus comprising: communication means for receiving, from said other communication apparatus, video data and data indicating a number of display video images to be displayed on said other communication apparatus; determining means for determining a display layout in accordance with the received data indicating the number of display video images to be displayed on said other communication apparatus and data indicating a number of display video images to be displayed on said communication apparatus so that a video image on said other communication apparatus and a video image on said communication apparatus are displayed on the same screen; first synthesizing means for synthesizing the video data received from said other communication apparatus with video data on said communication apparatus in accordance with the display layout determined by said determining means; and display control means for effecting control so as to display a first synthesized video image obtained by said first synthesizing means on a display means.