Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing terminal

An information processing system for linking a plurality of terminals to execute an application commonly provided in each of the plurality of terminals, the information processing system comprising:

• a first information terminal and a second information terminal as the plurality of terminals,
• the second information terminal including:
• second circuitry configured to
• display, on a second display provided in the second information terminal, an icon for accepting an instruction to start the application, and
• accept the instruction to start the application;
• and
• automatically cause the second information terminal to operate in either an independent operation mode or a linkage operation mode, and
• the first information terminal including:
• first circuitry configured to
• determine whether the linked state is established, and
• output an execution result of the application executed in the linkage operation mode, wherein
• the independent operation mode is an operation mode for causing the second information terminal to execute the application independently,
• the linkage operation mode is an operation mode for causing the first information terminal and the second information terminal to execute the application with the first information terminal and the second information terminal being linked with each other,
• a linked state in which the second information terminal is operable in the linkage operation mode being defined based on placement of the first information terminal and the second information terminal,
• the linked state is established when the first circuitry identifies the icon displayed on the second display from within a predetermined linkage visual field of a first display of the first information terminal, and
• in response to the linked state being established, second circuitry is configured to operate the second information terminal in the linkage operation mode in which the first information terminal and the second information terminal execute the application together.