Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and program

An information processing system comprising:

• a first device which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a second device by mutually establishing electric field coupling with the second device, wherein
• the first device includes circuitry configured to
• acquire information from the second device by communication with the second device;
• detect a position of the second device in relation to the first device;
• determine a strength of a signal transmitted from the second device via the mutual electric field coupling with the second device;
• and
• control a display to display information acquired from the second device and a predetermined effect corresponding to the detected position of the second device in relation to the first device, wherein a magnitude of the predetermined effect is controlled based on the determined strength of the signal transmitted from the second device via the mutual electric field coupling with the second device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program for causing a computer to:

• perform short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device by mutually establishing electric field coupling with the communication partner device;
• acquire information from the communication partner device by communication with the communication partner device;
• detect a position of the communication partner device in relation to the computer;
• determine a strength of a signal transmitted from the communication partner device via the mutual electric field coupling with the communication partner device;
• and
• control a display to display information acquired from the communication partner device and a predetermined effect corresponding to the detected position of the communication partner device in relation to the computer, wherein a magnitude of the predetermined effect is controlled based on the determined strength of the signal transmitted from the communication partner device via the mutual electric field coupling with the communication partner device.