Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program

An information processing system comprising:

• a first information processing apparatus which controls a projection section;
• and
• a second information processing apparatus which is placed within a projection region of the projection section,
• wherein the first information processing apparatus includes
• a projection control section configured to control projection of a projection image containing first information for authentication onto the second information processing apparatus,
• an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using second information for authentication detected based on a picked-up image of the projection region, and
• a communication control section configured to control communication with the second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section, and
• wherein the second information processing apparatus includes
• an imaging section configured to acquire the projection image,
• an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the first information processing apparatus using the first information for authentication detected from the projection image, and
• a communication control section configured to control communication with the authenticated first information processing apparatus.

An information processing method comprising:

• detecting a second information processing apparatus placed within a projection region;
• projecting a projection image containing first information for authentication onto the second information processing apparatus;
• detecting second information for authentication based on a picked-up image of the projection region;
• performing an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using the detected second information for authentication;
• and
• starting communication with the authenticated second information processing apparatus.