Transmission terminal, transmission method, transmission system, and recording medium storing transmission control program

A transmission system, comprising:

• a transmission manager;
• and
• a transmission terminal connected to the transmission manager through a communication network and coupled to a display that displays information of a candidate counterpart transmission terminal, the transmission terminal including a processor, the processor configured to:
• receive state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal from the transmission manager through the communication network, the state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal indicating at least an operation state of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal;
• suppress the display from displaying the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal until specific state information of a specific transmission terminal is received;
• cause the display to display the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal in a manner that reflects the state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal that is received by the transmission terminal during a display suppressing time in which the display is suppressed from displaying the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal;
• and
• allow a user to select a desired counterpart transmission terminal from the candidate counterpart transmission terminal using the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal that is displayed by the display.

A method of displaying information of a candidate counterpart transmission terminal through a display coupled to a transmission terminal, the method comprising:

• receiving state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal through a communication network, the state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal indicating at least an operation state of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal;
• suppressing the display from displaying the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal until specific state information of a specific transmission terminal is received;
• causing the display to display the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal in a manner that reflects the state information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal that is received by the transmission terminal during a display suppressing time in which the display is suppressed from displaying the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal;
• and
• allowing a user to select a desired counterpart transmission terminal from the candidate counterpart transmission terminal using the information of the candidate counterpart transmission terminal that is displayed by the display.