Information processing apparatus and method

A method performed by an information processing apparatus connected via a network to a terminal, the method comprising:

• generating an image that is changed according to operation commands received from the terminal and to be displayed at the terminal;
• identifying, in the image, a video-coding area that is changed within a predetermined period of time for a number of times greater than a first threshold and to be encoded according to a video compression format;
• estimating a maximum data rate based on a round trip time of the network between the information processing apparatus and the terminal;
• thinning out the operation commands according to a thin-out rate when the operation commands are of a predetermined type and the estimated maximum data rate is less than a second threshold;
• and
• changing the first threshold based on the thin-out rate when the operation commands of the predetermined type are thinned out.

A computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing an information processing apparatus connected via a network to a terminal to perform a method, the method comprising:

• generating an image that is changed according to operation commands received from the terminal and to be displayed at the terminal;
• identifying, in the image, a video-coding area that is changed within a predetermined period of time for a number of times greater than a first threshold and to be encoded according to a video compression format;
• estimating a maximum data rate based on a round trip time of the network between the information processing apparatus and the terminal;
• thinning out the operation commands according to a thin-out rate when the operation commands are of a predetermined type and the estimated maximum data rate is less than a second threshold;
• and
• changing the first threshold based on the thin-out rate when the operation commands of the predetermined type are thinned out.