Information processing apparatus, terminal apparatus, information providing system, program for causing computer to function as information processing apparatus, recording medium, and method for controlling information processing apparatus

A terminal apparatus, comprising:

• a communication section configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus;
• a behavior detecting section configured to detect a behavior of a user;
• and
• a control section configured to supply, to the information processing apparatus via the communication section, a piece of data on the behavior of the user detected by the behavior detecting section.

A terminal apparatus, associated with an event, comprising:

• a communication section configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus;
• a behavior detecting section configured to detect a behavior of a user;
• and
• a control section configured to:
• (i) acquire, via the communication section, data on a behavior of a user of the terminal apparatus, the data having been compiled by the information processing apparatus and being used as compiled data,
• (ii) refer to the compiled data and data on the behavior of the user detected by the behavior detecting section, and
• (iii) find an indicator that is indicative of solidarity for the user or for all users in regard to the event.

A terminal apparatus, associated with an event, comprising:

• a communication section configured to communicate with one or more other terminal apparatuses;
• a behavior detecting section configured to detect a behavior of a user;
• and
• a control section configured to find an indicator that is indicative of solidarity for the user or for all users in regard to the event, while referring to (i) a piece of data on the behavior of the user detected by the behavior detecting section and (ii) one or more pieces of data on a behavior(s) of a user(s) of the respective one or more other terminal apparatuses, the one or more pieces of data having been acquired via the communication section.

An information processing system, comprising:

• an information processing apparatus that includes a communication section, a control section, and an output section;
• and
• a terminal apparatus which is associated with an event,
• the control section being configured to:
• (i) find an indicator that is indicative of solidarity for a user of the terminal apparatus or for all users of two or more of the terminal apparatuses in regard to the event while referring to data on a behavior of the user acquired by the communication section;
• and
• (ii) supply the indicator thus found to one or more of the terminal apparatuses.

An information processing system, comprising:

• an information processing apparatus that includes a communication section and a control section;
• a terminal apparatus which is associated with an event;
• and
• an external server,
• the control section being configured to:
• (i) find an indicator that is indicative of solidarity for a user of the terminal apparatus or for all users of two or more of the terminal apparatuses in regard to the event while referring to data on a behavior of the user acquired by the communication section, and
• (ii) supply the indicator thus found to at least one of (a) one or more of the terminal apparatuses and (b) one or more of the external servers.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that includes (i) a communication section configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus associated with an event and (ii) a control section,

• said method comprising the steps of:
• (a) acquiring a piece of data on a behavior of a user from a terminal apparatus;
• and
• (b) finding, while referring to the piece of data thus acquired, an indicator that is indicative of solidarity for the user or for all users in regard to the event.