Each device arranged in an information space and a computer are
sustainedly connected and the connection can be visually recognized on
the display screen of the computer. More specifically, there is provided
a feature of "gaze-link" metaphor with which connection between the
computer and an object viewed by a camera is established. A visible
marker may be applied to the object of connection so that the object may
be identified by shooting the object by means of a camera and connection
may be established between the computer and the object. As the connection
between the identified object and the computer is sustained, the user can
specify the target of operation in an intuitive and direct manner without
worrying about the ID of each device in a network environment where a
large number of devices are mutually connected.