Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information processing method, comprising:

• in an information processing apparatus:
• recognizing a first terminal based on a detection of a radio signal which is transmitted from the first terminal,
• wherein the radio signal enables the first terminal to directly communicate with a second terminal, via a radio transmission path;
• determining first information, related to the recognized first terminal, for a first period;
• recording the first information as history information corresponding to the first terminal;
• determining second information, related to the recognized first terminal, for a second period which is after the first period;
• updating the history information based on the second information,
• wherein each of the first information and the second information indicates a location of the first terminal based on the first terminal that is recognized;
• determining a type of a relation between the information processing apparatus and the recognized first terminal,
• wherein the type of the relation is determined based on a number of times of the recognition of the first terminal, at the location, that is greater than a threshold number of times;
• and
• executing process based on the recognized first terminal, the determined type of the relation, and the updated history information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• recognizing a first terminal based on a detection of a radio signal which is transmitted from the first terminal,
• wherein the radio signal enables the first terminal to directly communicate with a second terminal, via a radio transmission path, based on;
• determining first information, related to the recognized first terminal, for a first period;
• recording the first information as history information corresponding to the first terminal;
• determining second information, related to the recognized first terminal, for a second period which is after the first period;
• updating the history information based on the second information,
• wherein each of the first information and the second information indicates a location of the first terminal when the first terminal is recognized;
• determining a type of a relation between the information processing apparatus and the recognized first terminal,
• wherein the type of the relation is determined based on a number of times of the recognition of the first terminal, at the location, that is greater than a threshold number of times;
• and
• executing process based on the recognized first terminal, the determined type of the relation, and the updated history information.