An information processing apparatus and method disclosed herein allows information to be communicated intuitively and readily. The information processing apparatus including, production element for producing a plurality of first graphic images representative of output data to be outputted to a different information processing apparatus; display element for successively displaying the first graphic images produced by the production element; detection element for detecting a plurality of second graphic images representative of input data inputted from the different information processing apparatus in response to successive display of the second graphic images on the different information processing apparatus; and acquisition element for acquiring the input data based on the second graphic images detected by the detection element.