Information system, method for displaying information, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program

A method for displaying information in an information system including a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each information processing apparatus being capable of communicating data with one another within a prescribed range and exchanging character information and parameter information with another information processing apparatus and a server capable of communicating data with each said information processing apparatus, said character information having identification information identifying one or more said information processing apparatuses and said parameter information being able to be changed, comprising:

• receiving, by said information processing apparatus, said character information and said parameter information from said another information apparatus;
• changing, by said another information processing apparatus, parameter information in the character information exchanged between the apparatuses;
• transmitting, by said another information processing apparatus, the changed character information to said server;
• receiving, by said information processing apparatus, character information corresponding to identification information provided specifically for said information processing apparatus itself from said server;
• and
• performing, by said information processing apparatus, display processing for displaying information based on the parameter information in the character information received from said server;
• wherein
• said display processing displays the character information corresponding to identification information of said information processing apparatus itself.

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus within a prescribed range and capable of communicating data with a server, comprising:

• a character information transceiver for transmitting to and receiving from another information processing apparatus, character information having identification information identifying one or more information processing apparatuses and parameter information which can be changed;
• a processor configured to change parameter information in the received character information;
• a server transmitter for transmitting changed character information to said server;
• a server receiver for receiving character information corresponding to identification information provided specifically for said information processing apparatus itself from said server;
• and
• a display controller for performing display processing based on the parameter information in the character information received from said server.

A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable program and executable by a computer, the computer being provided in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range and capable of communicating data with a server, said program causing said computer to perform the steps of:

• transmitting to and receiving from another information processing apparatus, character information having identification information and parameter information which can be changed;
• receiving character information transmitted from another information processing apparatus to said server and having changed parameter information corresponding to identification information provided specifically for said information processing apparatus itself from said server;
• and
• performing display processing for displaying information based on the parameter information in the character information received from said server.