Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, terminal apparatus, and communication apparatus

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

• receiving position data from a communication apparatus of at least one search target person, the position data indicating a current position of the at least one search target person;
• causing a database to store the received position data;
• providing a terminal apparatus of a searcher with the position data of the at least one search target person in response to an information request from the terminal apparatus of the searcher, the position data being stored by the database;
• receiving, from the terminal apparatus, a communication request for requesting communication with a search target person who is selected by the searcher based on the provided position data;
• and
• transmitting a communication message to a communication apparatus of the selected search target person.

A terminal apparatus comprising:

• a data acquisition unit configured to acquire position data from a server that includes a database regarding at least one search target person and collects the position data indicating a current position of each search target person;
• and
• a user interface unit configured to cause a screen to display the position data acquired by the data acquisition unit, and to allow a searcher to select a search target person based on the position data,
• wherein the user interface unit transmits, to the server, a communication request for requesting communication with the search target person who is selected by the searcher.

A communication apparatus comprising:

• a position transmission unit configured to measure a current position of a photographer, and to transmit position data to a server, the position data indicating the current position;
• a notification unit configured to, when a communication message is received, notify the photographer that the communication message has been received, the communication message indicating that a user who desires to take a photograph has selected the photographer based on the position data provided by the server;
• and
• an image transmission unit configured to acquire, from a camera of the photographer, an image shot for the user, and to transit the acquired image and identification information of the user to an apparatus that provides the user with the image.