Information providing device, terminal device, display system, storage medium, and information providing method

A terminal device, comprising:

• an image capturing section;
• a presenting section;
• a control section;
• and
• a communication section,
• the presenting section including a display section,
• the control section being configured to carry out control of at least either
• (i) obtaining, from an information providing device for providing information to the terminal device, character management information for managing a form of presenting a character which character management information has been determined with reference to device identification information for identifying an individual device shown in a captured image and (ii) causing the display section to superimpose an image of the character over the captured image captured by the image capturing section, or
• transmitting the device identification information for identifying the individual device to the information providing device via the communication section.

A display system, comprising:

• an information providing device;
• and
• a terminal device,
• terminal device including:
• an image capturing section;
• a presenting section;
• a terminal control section;
• and a terminal communication section,
• the presenting section including a display section,
• the information providing device including:
• a server communication section;
• and a server control section,
• the server control section being configured to carry out control of at least either
• (i) referring to device identification information for identifying an individual device shown in a captured image and (ii) determining character management information for managing a form of presenting a character, and
• transmitting the determined character management information to the terminal device via the server communication section,
• or
• referring to the character management information and determining device management information for determining a state that the individual device presents, and
• transmitting the determined device management information to the individual device via the server communication section,
• the terminal control section being configured to
• refer to the character management information and cause the display section to superimpose an image of the character over the captured image captured by the image capturing section.

An information providing method for providing information to a terminal device configured to superimpose an image of a character over a captured image,

• the information providing method comprising at least either:
• (i) referring to device identification information for identifying an individual device shown in the captured image and (ii) determining character management information for managing a form of presenting the character, and
• transmitting the determined character management information to the terminal device,
• or
• referring to the character management information and determining device management information for determining a state that the individual device presents, and
• transmitting the determined device management information to the individual device.