Intelligent agent system including terminal device and control method therefor

A control method for a terminal device, the method comprising:

• displaying a contact list;
• when a user is selected from the contact list, requesting state information of the selected user;
• receiving the requested state information;
• extracting at least one of a plurality of methods available for connecting to the selected user based on the received state information;
• displaying the extracted at least one connection method;
• selecting one of the extracted at least one connection method based on predetermined criteria;
• and
• connecting to the selected user using the selected connection method.

An intelligent agent system, comprising:

• a first terminal device configured to, when a user is selected from a contact list, transmit a request for state information of the selected user;
• and
• a second terminal device configured to extract the state information according to the request from the first terminal device and transmit the extracted state information to the first terminal device,
• wherein the first terminal device is further configured to:
• receive the state information from the second terminal device;
• extract at least one of a plurality of methods available for connecting to the selected user based on the received state information;
• display the extracted at least one connection method;
• select one of the extracted at least one connection method based on predetermined criteria;
• and
• connect to the selected user using the selected connection method.