Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and information communication method

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing

• a computer to execute
• a communication function of receiving, from outside of the computer, a message including at least one of text data, image data, or sound data, and communicating with an external electronic equipment,
• a control function of performing, for the computer, an operation determination on whether a first program for outputting at least an image is operated,
• the control function performing, based on a result of the operation determination, a control of switching a form of information to be transmitted to the external electronic equipment by the communication function, and
• a transmission function of transmitting the message to the external electronic equipment in a state in which the first program is operated, and transmitting an incoming notification indicating that the message has been received to the external electronic equipment in a state in which the first program is not operated, the incoming notification being different from the message.

An information communication method executed by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• receiving, from outside of the information processing apparatus, a message including at least one of text data, image data, or sound data;
• performing, for the information processing apparatus, an operation determination on whether a first program for outputting an image is operated;
• switching a form of information to be transmitted to an external electronic equipment based on a result of the operation determination;
• transmitting the message to the external electronic equipment in a state in which the first program is operated, and
• transmitting an incoming notification indicating that the message has been received to the external electronic equipment in a state in which the first program is not operated, the incoming notification being different from the message.