Information communication apparatus having indicator display function, and indicator display method executed by the information communication apparatus

A system that performs communication between an information communication apparatus and a target information communication apparatus, the information communication apparatus comprising:

• a first sensor section used for communication with the target information communication apparatus;
• an apparatus information storing section configured to store information about a position of the first sensor section and information about a position and a size of a first display section in the information communication apparatus;
• a first receiving section configured to receive from the target information communication apparatus information about a position of a second sensor section in the target information communication apparatus, information about a position and a size of a second display section in the target information communication apparatus, and information about external dimensions of a housing of the target information communication apparatus;
• a first control section configured to calculate a relative positional relationship of the first and second sensor sections and a relative positional relationship of the first and second display sections between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus, based on the information about the information communication apparatus and the information about the target information communication apparatus, generate an indicator that indicates an outer edge of the housing of the target information communication apparatus for providing guidance for overlapping the first sensor section and the second sensor section, and display the indicator on the first display section;
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• a first transmitting section configured to transmit, to the target information communication apparatus, the indicator for providing guidance for overlapping;
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• the target information communication apparatus comprising:
• a second transmitting section configured to transmit, to the information communication apparatus, the information about the position of the second sensor section, the information about the position and the size of the second display section, and the information about the external dimensions of the housing of the target information communication apparatus;
• a second receiving section configured to receive, from the information communication apparatus, the indicator for providing guidance for overlapping;
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• a second control section configured to display, on the second display section, the indicator for providing guidance for overlapping;
• wherein the indicator displayed on the first display section and the indicator displayed on the second display section are overlapped upon each other to perform communication between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus.

An indicator display method performed by an information communication apparatus having a sensor section used for communication with a target information communication apparatus, and a display section, the indicator display method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring information about a position of the sensor section in the information communication apparatus and information about a position and a size of the display section in the information communication apparatus, from a storage section of the information communication apparatus;
• communicating with the target information communication apparatus via a network to obtain information about a position of a sensor section in the target information communication apparatus, information about a position and a size of a display section in the target information communication apparatus, and information about external dimensions of a housing of the target information communication apparatus;
• calculating a relative positional relationship of the sensor sections and the display sections between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus, based on the information about the information communication apparatus and the information about the target information communication apparatus;
• generating an indicator that indicates an outer edge of the housing of the target information communication apparatus for providing guidance for overlapping the sensor sections between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus, based on the calculated relative positional relationship;
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• displaying the generated indicator on the display section of the information communication apparatus.

An indicator display method performed by a system that performs communication between an information communication apparatus and a target information communication apparatus, the indicator display method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring information about a position of a first sensor section in the information communication apparatus used for communication with the target information communication apparatus and information about a position and a size of a first display section in the information communication apparatus, from a storage section of the information communication apparatus;
• receiving from the target information communication apparatus information about a position of a second sensor section in the target information communication apparatus, information about a position and a size of a second display section in the target information communication apparatus, and information about external dimensions of a housing of the target information communication apparatus;
• calculating a relative positional relationship of the first and second sensor sections and a relative positional relationship of the first and second display sections between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus, based on the information about the information communication apparatus and the information about the target information communication apparatus;
• generating an indicator that indicates an outer edge of the housing of the target information communication apparatus for providing guidance for overlapping the first and second sensor sections, based on the calculated relative positional relationships;
• displaying the generated indicator on the first display section;
• transmitting the indicator for providing guidance for overlapping, to the target information communication apparatus;
• displaying the generated indicator on the second display section;
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• overlapping the indicator displayed on the first display section and the indicator displayed on the second display section upon each other to perform communication between the information communication apparatus and the target information communication apparatus.