Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing system that performs communications for transferring data between multiple information processing apparatuses, the information processing system comprising:

• an establishing unit configured to establish a session for transferring management information of each information processing apparatus, between the multiple information processing apparatuses;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether a codec can be used by each information processing apparatus among the multiple information processing apparatuses, and determine whether each information processing apparatus among the multiple information processing apparatuses is capable of participating in a conference, based on the management information;
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• a display unit configured to display, based on the determination by the determining unit of whether each information processing apparatus among the multiple information processing apparatuses is capable of participating in the conference, a possibility of communication between the multiple information processing apparatuses.