Abstract: A state information acquisition section 164c acquires, from a management server, information indicating states of a plurality of members. A room image generation section 124c generates, on the basis of the information indicating the state of the plurality of members, a member displaying field in which information regarding a member transmitting an image and information regarding a member transmitting no image are included in different regions. A reception section 104c receives an operation of selecting a member transmitting an image. A request transmission section 180c sends a watching request including information for identifying the selected member to the management server or a distribution server that distributes an image.

Abstract: A transmission processing section 166a transmits an image to a distribution server. A state information acquisition section 164a acquires, from a management server, information indicating the states of a plurality of members. A room image generation section 124a generates, on the basis of the information indicating the state of the plurality of members, a member display field in which information regarding a member transmitting an image and information regarding a member transmitting no image are included in different regions. A room image generation section 124a displays information indicating a member who is watching an image transmitted from the transmission processing section 166a to the distribution server.

Abstract: An information acquisition unit of a portable game machine is configured to acquire identification information to identify an application to be activated in the portable game machine from a stationary game machine. A determination unit of the portable game machine is configured to determine whether or not the portable game machine has the application identified by the identification information. If the portable game machine has the application, an application activation unit of the portable game machine is configured to activate the application. On the other hand, if the portable game machine does not have the application, a download processor of the portable game machine is configured to acquire the application from the stationary game machine.

Abstract: An information acquirer acquires identification information to identify an application to be activated in a portable game machine from a stationary game machine. A determiner determines whether or not the portable game machine has the application identified by the identification information. If the portable game machine has the application, an application activator activates the application. On the other hand, if the portable game machine does not have the application, a download processing section acquires the application from the stationary game machine.

Abstract: Provided is a method capable of suppressing generation of data that needs to undergo a complicated copyright process for redistribution thereof. The method includes: executing a program and outputting and displaying a screen generated by the program; reproducing and outputting user-acquired audio acquired arbitrarily by a user; recording the screen output during a specified period along with the user-acquired audio, as video data; and restricting recording of the video data while the user-acquired audio is being output.

Abstract: A network system is provided allowing easy communications with another apparatus via NAPT, as well as a communication method, an information processing apparatus and method, and a program. A local communication apparatus acquires a service providing packet from an apparatus service providing apparatus via a port of a relay apparatus, acquires a service providing packet from another apparatus service providing apparatus via another port of the relay apparatus, calculates a difference value between two pieces of global address information contained in the service providing packets, and predicts that a third port is the port to be used for the next communication. The system, apparatus and methods described can be applied to an instant message service system.

Abstract: Provided is a method capable of suppressing generation of data that needs to undergo a complicated copyright process for redistribution thereof. The method includes: executing a program and outputting and displaying a screen generated by the program; reproducing and outputting user-acquired audio acquired arbitrarily by a user; recording the screen output during a specified period along with the user-acquired audio, as video data; and restricting recording of the video data while the user-acquired audio is being output.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network system allowing easy communications with another apparatus via NAPT, a communication method, information processing apparatus and method, and a program. A local communication apparatus 11 acquires a service providing packet from an apparatus service providing apparatus 51 via a port 342-1 of a relay apparatus 12, acquires a service providing packet from an apparatus service providing apparatus 52 via a port 342-2 of the relay apparatus 12, calculates a difference value between two pieces of global address information contained in the service providing packets, and predicts that a port 342-3 is the port to be used for the next communication. The present invention can be applied to an instant message service system.