iTunes is acting like an iToddler

[iMacZealot]

I haven't charged my iPhone in about three or four days, so the battery was down to less than 10%. I plugged it into iTunes, and it said something like this: "iTunes can't sync with your iPhone; you may need to restore it in the Summary tab", and it leads to that page where it shows all your iPhone settings, only the only tab is "settings" and not much but a restore button. The iPhone is also labeled with a generic "iPhone" name in the Source list.

So, I unplugged it, and I plugged it into the wall charger for about fifteen or twenty minutes. I opened up iTunes and plugged in my iPhone, and I got nothing. iPhoto didn't even pop up. Furthermore, I can't restore my iPhone because that odd Summary page isn't there anymore.

What's going on?

Thanks!