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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhide Sawa, Akishima Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus which includes a camera which photographs a subject to be photographed, a transmission module which transmits an image of the subject to be photographed by the camera to another information processing apparatus, a receiving module which receives coordinate information relating to a designated area within the image of the subject to be photographed, and a display module which displays an image of the subject to be photographed within the designated area based on the coordinate information transmitted from the another information processing apparatus so that a user can grasp the subject to be photographed within the designated area. According to the information processing apparatus thus configured, when one communication party points a subject displayed on a screen in a videophone etc., the other communication party can easily recognize the pointed portion.