Information processing apparatus, image sharing method, and program

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus comprising list acquire means for acquiring, via a network (2), from each of a plurality of mates of communication (1-1,1-2,3), a first list to be generated by a mate of communication who an image, said first list containing an address in a storage space at which said image to be provided by a mate of communication is stored and an address in a storage space at which a thumbnail image representing said image to be provided by a mate of communication is stored, these addresses being arranged for each group into which said image to be provided by a mate of is classified in said mate of thumbnail image acquire means for acquiring, via network, said thumbnail image from said address in storage space at which said thumbnail image is said address being arranged in said first list from each of said plurality of mate of display means for displaying said thumbnail image by each of said plurality of mates of communication for each group and each mate of communication; selection means for selecting said displayed thumbnail image according to the operation of a user of said information processing apparatus; and image acquire means for acquiring, via said network, if said thumbnail image has been selected, said image to be provided by a mate of communication from an address in a storage space at which said image represented by said selected thumbnail image is stored, said address being arranged in said first list.