Communication device, method for specifying identification information for communication with communication partner, and recording medium

A method of specifying identification information to enable communication with a communication partner that is carried out by a communication device comprising:

• receiving, from each of other communication devices, identification information to enable communication with the other communication device and identification information for visual verification of the other communication device;
• storing in a storage unit for each of the other communication devices, identification information to enable communication and identification information for visual verification, that were received, and that are associated with each other;
• displaying the identification information for visual verification that was received;
• accepting selected identification information that is a piece of identification information for visual verification that was selected from among pieces of identification information for visual verification that was displayed;
• and
• specifying, as the identification information to enable communication with a communication partner, identification information to enable communication that was associated with said selected identification information in said storage unit.

A non-transitory recording medium that can be read by a computer and on which a program is recorded for causing a computer to execute:

• a reception procedure of receiving, from each of communication devices, identification information to enable communication with the communication device and identification information for visual verification of the communication device;
• a storage procedure of storing, in a storage unit for each of the communication devices, identification information to enable communication and identification information for visual verification, that were received, and that are associated with each other;
• a display procedure of displaying the identification information for visual verification that was received;
• an acceptance procedure of accepting selected identification information that is a piece of identification information for visual verification that was selected from among pieces of identification information for visual verification that was displayed;
• and
• a control procedure of specifying, as the identification information to enable communication with a communication partner, identification information to enable communication that was associated with said selected identification information in said storage unit.