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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160016078 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, SERVER, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION SHARING METHOD - An example system includes a server and a plurality of terminal devices. Each terminal device includes: a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user; a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to the server; a first post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which has been received by the first post information receiving unit, at a display unit; an operation accepting unit accepting predetermined operation related to post information displayed by the display processing unit; and an operation information transmitting unit transmitting information on operation, which has been accepted by the operation accepting unit, to the server. The server includes: a second post information receiving unit receiving post information transmitted from the terminal device; a post information distributing unit distributing post information, which has been received by the second post information receiving unit, to a terminal device used by a user included in a first group; an operation information receiving unit receiving operation information transmitted from the terminal device; and a post information determination unit determining whether post information on the operation information satisfies a predetermined condition or not on the basis of operation information received by the operation information receiving unit. The server enables sharing of post information, which has been determined by the post information determination unit as satisfying the predetermined condition, at a terminal device used by a user included in a second group, which is at least partially different from the first group. | 01-21-2016 |
20160016077 | GAME SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An example system includes a server and a plurality of terminal devices. Each terminal device includes: a game processing unit performing processing involved in a game; a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user during the game; and a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to the server. The server includes: a first post information receiving unit receiving post information transmitted from a terminal device; and a post information distributing unit distributing post information, which is received by the first post information receiving unit, to one or more terminal devices. Each terminal device further includes: a second post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; and a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which is received by the second post information receiving unit, at the display unit during the game. Post information distributed from the server to the terminal device is displayed without including identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user. | 01-21-2016 |
20150347285 | DETECTING ANOMALOUS FUNCTION EXECUTION IN A PROGRAM - Methods and systems for detecting anomalous function execution in a program, such as a video game or simulation program, are described herein. Certain methods attempt to isolate and score functions that behave in a particular manner that is deemed to be problematic within a repetitive program. Other methods can use the repetitive nature of the program to directly compare and isolate problematic functions. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347117 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343306 | Supplemental Computing Devices For Game Consoles - Supplemental computing devices that provide processing and/or storage resources to game consoles to assist these game consoles in executing a game. In some instances, a game console locally executes a copy of a game using resources of the game console. In addition, however, the game console may couple to a supplemental computing device that includes resources that the game console may also utilize to increase the speed or quality of a user's gaming experience. For instance, the supplemental computing device may couple via a physical connection (e.g., a wired connection) to the game console for processing data associated with the game and providing a result back to the console, and/or for storing game data on behalf of the game console. | 12-03-2015 |
20150336006 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - An example video game system includes user controls and memory for storing a video game program. A processing system including at least one processor executes the video game program to provide a three-dimensional (3D) virtual game world including a player character. The processing system periodically stores in the memory ghost data for the player character as the player character moves in the 3D virtual game world, based on inputs to the user controls, during a first game play session. The processing system generates a ghost character during a second game play session whose movement in the 3D virtual game world is based on the ghost data stored in the memory. The ghost character appears in the second game play session at a time subsequent to the beginning of the second game play session. | 11-26-2015 |
20150293761 | CLASSIFICATION AND DISPLAY OF CODE EXECUTION PROFILE DATA - Methods for classifying functions as belonging to a particular software system is disclosed. Various embodiments are also described that use and display the result of the function classification in various ways, regardless of whether the information was generated by any particular of the described methods. One example graph combines function membership data, time interval frame data, and call stack profile data in the form of an Icicle Graph. The Icicle Graph is then distorted into a Sunburst Graph, resulting in an overall Software System Sunburst Icicle Graph. | 10-15-2015 |
20150148138 | System and Method for Generating A Code Execution Timeline From an Executing Program - The present technology is directed to a non-limiting system and method for generating an abstract code execution timeline from repetitive programs, such as video games and simulations. As a non-limiting example, a statistical sampling profile is first taken of the running program, and then the data is converted into several representations. By selecting representative functions based on sampling frequency and call tree hierarchy and then sorting those functions chronologically and hierarchically, an abstract code execution timeline can be generated that summarizes execution within a single repetitive time period, such as a video frame. This timeline is called “Story Mode” since it tells a story of how the program executes over the course of a frame. This abstract code execution timeline can then be used to facilitate program comprehension, primarily for the purposes of modifying the code to improve execution speed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150109481 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example information processing apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires a captured image of a real space; a feature detecting unit that detects a feature from the captured image; a determining unit that determines a virtual object, or, a virtual object and an aspect of the virtual object while changing the same in accordance with a condition of imaging device for the captured image; an image generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the determined virtual object or the virtual object in the determined aspect is placed on a basis of the feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on a display device such that the image of the virtual space is visually recognized by a user while being superimposed on the real space. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109336 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example information processing system includes: a computer; an imaging device; a display device; and a first and a second feature placed in a real space. The computer includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of the real space; a feature detecting unit that detects the first feature and the second feature from the image; a changing unit that changes an association of the first feature with a virtual objects by adding a virtual object associated with the second feature, and an generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the virtual object associated with the first feature is placed at a position based on the first feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on the display device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109335 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example computer includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of a real space captured by an imaging device; a feature detecting unit that detects a feature from the image; a determining unit that determines a virtual object, or, a virtual object and an aspect of the virtual object while changing the same in accordance with a recognition condition of the detected feature; an image generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space in which the determined virtual object or the virtual object in the determined aspect is placed on a basis of the feature; and a display controlling unit that displays an image on a display device such that the image of the virtual space is visually recognized by a user while being superimposed on the real space. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109185 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus capable of communicating with another apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display, for a time longer than normal, a plurality of drawing frames forming images that are to be displayed after transmission of predetermined input data and are based on a user input, and/or a display control unit configured to display, for a time shorter than normal, a plurality of drawing frames forming images that are to be displayed after reception of predetermined input data and are based on input data. | 04-23-2015 |
20150105160 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A handheld terminal | 04-16-2015 |
20150099582 | MEDIUM, SYSTEM, METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device is configured to execute: performing game processing including movement of a plurality of characters in a virtual world; specifying one character as a specific character on the basis of predetermined conditions; judging whether there is commonality in movement of a plurality of non-specific characters other than the specific character; determining at least one of the characters for which it has been judged that there is commonality, as a preferential display character; and adjusting drawing related parameters so that the preferential display character is located in a predetermined area of a display image. | 04-09-2015 |
20150099581 | MEDIUM, GAME MACHINE, GAME SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device is configured to execute: setting a protective state for protecting a character from a danger in a game; setting a moving direction of the character in the protective state to a predetermined direction; detecting that the character in the protective state is overlapping with an obstacle in a virtual world; and correcting the moving direction that has been set by the action setting when the obstacle is detected. | 04-09-2015 |
20150092784 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An example communication system, including: a plurality of devices that form a mesh-type network, each of the plurality of devices performing communication from a source device to a destination device, directly or by relaying via one or more other devices, and at least one of the plurality of devices including a selecting unit, that selects a communication route from the source device to the destination device according to a first restriction with regard to a relay value indicative of the number of communication routes that each device is able to relay. | 04-02-2015 |
20150080133 | RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example recording medium records an information processing program causing an information processing apparatus to operate as: a reading part reading a game program capable of being executed by any other information processing apparatus having a configuration different from that of the information processing apparatus and execution situation information indicating an execution situation at a given execution position of the game program; an emulation part, by using the execution situation information, emulating the game program with starting at the given execution position; a judgment part judging an execution situation of the game program to be emulated; and a changing part, when it is judged that the execution situation of the game program satisfies a condition set forth in advance, changing an execution status of the emulation part. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080123 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a novel game apparatus on which a plurality of characters are controlled in a virtual space. An example game apparatus | 03-19-2015 |
20150080122 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a game apparatus capable of providing enhanced player controllability of characters in a game where a plurality of characters are controlled in a virtual space. An example game apparatus | 03-19-2015 |
20150080120 | RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example recording medium records an information processing program causing an information processing apparatus to operate as: a reading part reading a game program capable of being executed by any other information processing apparatus having a configuration different from that of the information processing apparatus; an emulation part emulating the read-out game program; a restriction part restricting the emulation of the game program by the emulation part; and a link information presentation part presenting link information used for accepting a purchase request for the game program, in a manner of being in correspondence to the game to be emulated. | 03-19-2015 |
20150072703 | NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CAPABLE OF ENHANCING ZEST OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function. The information processing program causes the computer to function as position data obtaining means for obtaining position data indicating a position of the information processing apparatus, data transmission and reception means for transmitting the position data obtained by the position data obtaining means to another information processing apparatus within coverage through wireless communication and receiving position data obtained by position data obtaining means of another information processing apparatus through wireless communication, and processing performing means for performing predetermined information processing based on the position data received from another information processing apparatus through the data transmission and reception means. | 03-12-2015 |
20150065236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - A information processing apparatus includes: a game processing unit; a determining unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied in game processing; a permitting unit that permits the use of a predetermined raw content when the condition is satisfied; a user content generating unit that generates user content for communication between users according to a process including reflecting the raw content permitted for use on the user content and also including processing a portion of the user content on which the raw content is reflected; and a user content transmitting unit that transmits the user content to another device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150058759 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example game system includes an information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus to which a terminal device and a television are connected. A game screen is displayed on the television and an item screen is displayed on an LCD of the terminal device, for example. If a player touches-on an item in the item screen and drags the item onto an assigning image, and then, performs a touch-off, the item is assigned to an operating button corresponding to the assigning image. When an item is touched-on, images corresponding to the item and the assigning image are displayed on the game screen in a superposed manner. | 02-26-2015 |
20150057079 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An example of an information processing apparatus is portable and performs predetermined processing in accordance with a user operation. The information processing apparatus includes: a plate-like housing so shaped that a thickness of an upper side surface of the housing is greater than a thickness of a lower side surface of the housing such that the closer to the lower side surface, the thinner the housing; and at least one operation button provided on the upper side surface of the housing. | 02-26-2015 |
20150054665 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DIGITAL DATA CORRECTION PROGRAM AND DIGITAL DATA CORRECTION APPARATUS - Digital data obtained by converting, by an A/D converter, an angular velocity measured by a sensor is transmitted from a remote control to a game machine. A CPU of the game machine corrects the digital data. That is, the CPU sequentially stores sequential digital data in a buffer. A stable range (d1-d2) in which each digital data can be defined to be stable is calculated for the latest digital data. An average value of those of the digital data stored in the buffer that are consecutively present in the stable range retrogressively from the latest digital data is calculated. Using the average value, the latest digital data is corrected. | 02-26-2015 |
20150046120 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT METHOD OF MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE CONTROL PROGRAM, CAPABLE OF COMPLETING MEASUREMENT IN SIMPLE MANNER AND PROMPTLY - An exemplary embodiment provides a measurement system. A measurement system measuring body weight includes a weight detection unit detecting weight at predetermined detection cycles, and a calculating unit calculating an average value based on measurement values detected by the weight detection unit at the detection cycles. The detection cycle is shorter than a cycle at which a transient signal waveform predicted in accordance with measurement values detected by the weight detection unit can be obtained. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040034 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An example information-processing device includes: a first display controller that displays one or more objects in a virtual space; a first accepting unit that accepts a instruction to select one of the one or more displayed objects displayed by the first display controller; a second accepting unit that accepts shared information; and a posting unit that posts the shared information accepted by the second accepting unit, associated with the object selected by the first accepting unit, to an information sharing service for sharing information among a plurality of users. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038238 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An example system includes a contactless communication part that performs contactless communication with a data storage medium having a contactless communication function; a data writing part that writes data to the data storage medium by the contactless communication part; a storage part that stores the data written by the data writing part; and a data determination part that determines whether the data stored in the data storage medium and the data stored in the storage part have a predetermined relationship with each other or not. When the data determination part determines that both of the data do not have the predetermined relationship with each other, the data writing part overwrites the data stored in the data storage medium with the data stored in the storage part. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035806 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect sound resulting from an operation performed on a unit subject to operation, a calculation module configured to calculate an integrated value of magnitude of detected sound resulting from the operation over a predetermined period, and a processing module configured to execute specific processing based on the integrated value of magnitude. | 02-05-2015 |
20150031461 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An example system includes: a contactless communication part that performs contactless communication with a data storage medium having a contactless communication function; a data writing part that writes data to the data storage medium by the contactless communication part; a storage part that stores the data written by the data writing part; and a corruption determination part that determines whether the data stored in the data storage medium is corrupted or not. When the corruption determination part determines that the data is corrupted, the data writing part writes the data stored in the storage part, to the data storage medium. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029934 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Access from a communication terminal apparatus is received, and identification information that enables identification of a position of a communication terminal apparatus from which the access has been received and transmission data are acquired from the communication terminal apparatus, and are stored in a storage unit. Then, if access has been received from a communication terminal apparatus next and thereafter, the transmission data stored in the storage unit is transmitted to the communication terminal apparatus on the basis of identification information that enables identification of a position of the communication terminal apparatus. | 01-29-2015 |
20150009216 | STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus that functions as non-liming example image processing apparatus includes a CPU that performs an updating process of a determinant for producing a shadow map in parallel with production and display processing of image data. In the updating process of the determinant, even in a case where an imaging range of a virtual camera is changed or a direction of a light from a light source is changed, if and when a changing amount of the imaging range of the virtual camera from a time that the determinant is previously calculated (updated) is less than a predetermined amount and a changing amount of the direction of the light from the light source from that time is also less than a predetermined amount, the determinant is not updated. | 01-08-2015 |
20140379802 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An example information-processing system includes: at least one processor configured to: display posting information relevant to an application on a display, which information is shared by plural users; and execute, in response to a predetermined input operation performed by a user while the posting information is displayed on the display, the application based on additional information indicative of an execution condition of the application. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375560 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING SPECIFIED POSITION - An example information processing device calculates a specified position Ps2 in a three-dimensional virtual space displayed on a screen of a display device. The information processing device calculates a two-dimensional input position Pi2 on the screen based on an input of a user. The specified position Ps2 is calculated based on the input position Pi2. The information processing device calculates, as the specified position Ps2, a three-dimensional position that satisfies a distance condition and also satisfies a range condition. The distance condition is a condition regarding the distance from a predetermined reference position in the virtual space. The range condition is a condition that an on-screen position corresponding to the three-dimensional position be within a range determined by the on-screen position corresponding to the reference position and the input position Pi2. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375546 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CALCULATING DESIGNATED POSITION - An example of an information processing apparatus calculates a first position using imaging information based on an image captured by an imaging device. The information processing apparatus calculates a second position using a detection result of a sensor. The information processing apparatus repeatedly determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition including a condition regarding a relationship between the first position and the second position. A designated position on a predetermined plane is calculated using the first position and/or the second position. In a satisfaction period after the predetermined condition has been satisfied, the information processing apparatus calculates the designated position by making an influence of the second position relatively great as compared to an unsatisfaction period before the predetermined condition is satisfied. | 12-25-2014 |
20140368450 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are an information processing apparatus | 12-18-2014 |
20140368426 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A marker image that, if included in a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, performs image processing on the captured image and is thereby allowed to cause a predetermined virtual object to appear is placed in a virtual space. Then, a viewpoint for displaying a part of the virtual space on a display apparatus is changed in accordance with a user input, and the virtual space viewed from the viewpoint is displayed on the display apparatus. | 12-18-2014 |
20140364211 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. The list screen displays at least an icon of a player of another game apparatus capable of performing a communication with the information processing apparatus. In addition, icons of a player who is registered in the game apparatus as a friend and a player who is determined as an acquaintance are also displayed whether a communication can be performed. By performing a communication with using the game apparatus with a passer-by player with whom no communication has been performed, for example, the player is automatically determined as an acquaintance player. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364207 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER MACHINE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a reproduction processing unit for displaying reproduction of game play at a display unit on the basis of reproduction data to be used for reproducing game play; a relevant information accepting unit for accepting input of relevant information, which is relevant to game play by the reproduction processing unit, during reproduction of the game play; and a post transmitting unit for transmitting the relevant information accepted by the relevant information accepting unit to a predetermined server machine. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364206 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SERVER MACHINE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a plurality of information processing devices each having a game processing unit for performing processing involved in a game, a reproduction data generating unit for generating reproduction data to be used for reproducing game play, a relevant information accepting unit for accepting input of relevant information concerning the reproduction data, and a post transmitting unit for transmitting reproduction data and relevant information; and a server machine having a post receiving unit for receiving reproduction data and relevant information transmitted from the information processing device, a storage unit for storing reproduction data and relevant information in association with each other, and a relevant information transmitting unit for transmitting relevant information stored in the storage unit to the information processing device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364205 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An example system includes: a server machine having a storage unit for storing reproduction data involved in reproduction of game play and a data transmitting unit for transmitting reproduction data stored in the storage unit; and an information processing device having a data receiving unit for receiving reproduction data transmitted by the server machine, a reproduction processing unit for displaying reproduction of game play at a display unit in response to reproduction data received by the data receiving unit, a character display processing unit for displaying one or a plurality of character objects at the display unit during reproduction of game play by the reproduction processing unit, and a character action processing unit for causing a character object displayed by the character display processing unit to take a predetermined action with reproduction of game play by the reproduction processing unit. | 12-11-2014 |
20140357359 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM CAPABLE OF PERFORMING NATURAL MOVEMENT CONTROL OF CHARACTER MOVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER CHARACTER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer-readable information processing program for performing information processing in which a first object moves and at least one second object moves in accordance with the movement of the first object in virtual space. The information processing program is configured to cause the computer to function as an input acceptance unit for accepting an input, a first object movement control unit for performing movement control of the first object in the virtual space based on the input, a range calculation unit for calculating a movable range where the second object can move in the virtual space, based on a position of the first object moved by the first object movement control unit, and a second object movement control unit for performing movement control of the second object based on the movable range calculated by the range calculation unit. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357358 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Diversification of a game field is realized while maintaining appropriate visibilities of the game field and a player object. An information processing apparatus includes: an object control section which controls movement of the virtual object by performing, based on a predetermined condition, switching between a first and a second state in which a virtual object movable region in the virtual space is restricted to a first and a second region, respectively; an image generation section which generates an image taken by a virtual camera; and a virtual camera control section which sets, in the first state, the position of the virtual camera to a first viewpoint that is a high-angle viewpoint with respect to the first region, and sets, in the second state, the position of the virtual camera to a second viewpoint that is a viewpoint other than the high-angle viewpoint. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354687 | COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - At least one determination coordinate is set near a virtual camera, and whether or not an obstacle object is present in a predetermined range in a direction based on a predetermined object from the determination coordinate, is determined. As a result, if the obstacle object is present, the virtual camera is moved so that the obstacle object will not be present in the predetermined range. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354683 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PANORAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, PANORAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PANORAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PANORAMIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An example of an information processing system displays, on a display device, a plurality of panoramic images associated with locations on a map. Here, a predetermined virtual object is set for at least one of the plurality of panoramic images. an information processing system | 12-04-2014 |
20140354631 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program is provided. The information processing program, executed by a processing apparatus that is adapted to access a display unit and an input unit, causes the processing apparatus to perform functionality that includes causing a captured image captured by a virtual camera located in a virtual space to be displayed on the display unit, receiving an indicated position on the captured image from the input unit, calculating a position in the virtual space corresponding to the indicated position, and updating the captured image to a state in which ranges close to and distant from the virtual camera with respect to a range proximate to the calculated position are out of focus. | 12-04-2014 |
20140351089 | RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRODUCT SELLING SYSTEM AND PRODUCT SELLING METHOD - An example system includes an information processing apparatus having a communication part for making communication via a network; a selling processing part for performing a process for selling product; a restart judging part for judging whether, after a process using the communication part and being included in the process performed by the selling processing part is interrupted, the interrupted process can be restarted or not; and a restarting part for restarting the process performed by the selling processing part from a predetermined point in the processing stage of the process in the case that the restart judging part judged that the process can be restarted, and a server apparatus having a communication part for making communication with the information processing apparatus via a network and a selling processing part for performing a process for selling product between the information processing apparatus and the server apparatus by using communication via the communication part. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349751 | HAND-HELD VIDEO GAME PLATFORM EMULATION - A software emulator for emulating a handheld video game platform such as GAME BOY®, GAME BOY COLOR® and/or GAME BOY ADVANCE® on a low-capability target platform (e.g., a seat-back display for airline or train use, a personal digital assistant, a cell phone) uses a number of features and optimizations to provide high quality graphics and sound that nearly duplicates the game playing experience on the native platform. Some exemplary features include use of bit BLITing, graphics character reformatting, modeling of a native platform liquid crystal display controller using a sequential state machine, and selective skipping of frame display updates if the game play falls behind what would occur on the native platform. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349749 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing system includes a display controller configured to display a screen that includes a plurality of subjects and at least one content generated by a user, the at least one content satisfying a predetermined timing condition for each subject in a display, at least one content for a subject being included in a plurality of contents posted with regard to the subject. | 11-27-2014 |
20140342208 | BATTERY ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE AND BATTERY ACCOMMODATION METHOD - A battery accommodation structure includes, in an accommodation case configured to accommodating a battery, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and a clamping spring. The positive electrode terminal is connected to a positive electrode of the battery. The negative electrode terminal is connected to a negative electrode of the battery. The clamping spring is provided between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and clamps a part of an outer peripheral surface of the battery. Thus, it is possible to accommodate the battery without supporting the battery with a cover to be attached after the accommodation of the battery, using a holding member or the like. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342206 | BATTERY ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE AND BATTERY ACCOMMODATION METHOD - A battery accommodation structure includes an accommodation case and a movable partition portion. The accommodation case accommodates a first battery and a second battery. The partition portion is provided in the accommodation case and partitions the accommodation case into a first accommodation space for accommodating a first battery and a second accommodation space for accommodating a second battery. | 11-20-2014 |
20140330912 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION SHARING METHOD - An example of an information sharing system includes at least one processor configured to: accept posting information on a content posted by each of a plurality of users; display the accepted posting information on a first screen; and display, on a second screen, the posting information, which is to be displayed on the first screen and which is posted by one of the plurality of users whose status satisfies a condition on usage of the content. | 11-06-2014 |
20140306888 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING EXECUTION METHOD - An exemplary information processing apparatus performs predetermined information processing in accordance with an attitude of an input member having an imaging device and an attitude sensor. The information processing apparatus calculates a first position according to the attitude of the input member by using imaging information based on an image including a predetermined imaging target captured by the imaging device. Further, the information processing apparatus calculates a second position according to the attitude of the input member, which position is on a predetermined straight line or a predetermined plane, by using a result of detection of the attitude sensor. When the first position is calculable, the predetermined information processing is performed by using a control position based on at least the first position. When the first position is incalculable, the predetermined information processing is performed by using a control position based on at least the second position. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus configured to be capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range. The information processing apparatus includes a transmission and reception portion configured to receive information for communication from another information processing apparatus. The information for communication includes position information relating to an information processing apparatus which is a source of transmission of the information for communication. The information processing apparatus further includes a display portion. A display control module is configured to perform display processing based on a first distance calculated based on the position information relating to the information processing apparatus which is the source of transmission of the information for communication and position information relating to an apparatus including the display control module. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306860 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM - An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range. The information processing apparatus includes a data transmission and reception portion configured to transmit and receive data to and from another information processing apparatus and a display control module configured to perform display processing based on received data. The display control module is configured to be able to set information for rejecting execution of display processing based on the data received from another information processing apparatus. The data transmission and reception portion is configured to transmit the received data to an information processing apparatus different from a first information processing apparatus among other information processing apparatuses, regardless of whether or not data received from the first information processing apparatus among other information processing apparatuses has been set to reject execution of the display processing. | 10-16-2014 |
20140295959 | GAME SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND GAME APPARATUS - A display screen includes a plurality of display regions. A region occupation ratio of each of the plurality of display regions to a reference that is a single display region occupies an entirety of the display screen is calculated. An output sound volume of a sound associated with each display region is determined on the basis of the region occupation ratio. Then, the sound associated with each display region is outputted in accordance with the determined sound volume. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292640 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An example apparatus, which includes a predetermined input device for outputting operational data indicating operational inputs entered by a player and a display unit that displays predetermined characters in a virtual space, moves a first character in the virtual space based on the operational data, moves a second character in the virtual space based on automatic operating data which is a set of operational data for continuously moving a character, determines whether the first character satisfies a predetermined condition or not, and moves the second character from a state in which the second character satisfies the predetermined condition based on the automatic operating data in response to the first character satisfying the predetermined condition. | 10-02-2014 |
20140286574 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A computer is caused to execute: acquisition of a captured image captured by an imaging device; display of an image including the captured image on a display device; and detection from the captured image, of a feature in a real space captured in the captured image, using an image for detection of the feature. In a case where the captured image acquired in the acquisition of the image captured is a reversed image, the feature is detected by performing a reverse comparison process involving: comparing the captured image with a reversed image of the image for detection; or comparing an image obtained by further reversing the captured image, with the image for detection | 09-25-2014 |
20140285514 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD - An example of an information processing system presents information together with a virtual space such that the information is associated with a position within the virtual space. The information processing system displays some of pieces of presentation information associated with positions within the virtual space, in a first display region. The presentation information displayed in the first display region is changed in accordance with an input by a user. The information processing system selects some of the plurality of pieces of presentation information. In this case, the presentation information to be selected is changed in accordance with change of a display of the presentation information in the first display region. The information processing system displays, in a second display region different from the first display region, the selected presentation information together with the virtual space such that the selected presentation information is associated with positions within the virtual space. | 09-25-2014 |
20140278873 | CONTENT SHARING SYSTEM, CONTENT SHARING SERVER APPARATUS, CONTENT SHARING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An example system includes: a terminal device accepting operation of contributing content by a contributor or accepting operation by an evaluator of evaluating published content or a contributor who contributed content; and a content sharing server apparatus having a value information providing unit providing value information to a user, a content contribution acceptance unit accepting contribution of content from a contributor through communication with the terminal device, and an evaluation acceptance unit accepting an evaluation, for contributed content or a contributor who contributed content, from an evaluator with reduction in value of the value information through communication with the terminal device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278872 | CONTENT SHARING SYSTEM, CONTENT SHARING SERVER APPARATUS, CONTENT SHARING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An example system includes: a terminal device accepting operation of contributing content by a contributor or operation by an evaluator of evaluating published content or a contributor who contributed the content; and a content sharing server apparatus having a content contribution acceptance unit accepting a contribution of content from a contributor through communication with the terminal device, an evaluation acceptance unit accepting an evaluation, for the contributed content or the contributor who contributed the content, from an evaluator through communication with the terminal device, and an evaluation reward giving unit giving a reward to the evaluator who made the evaluation accepted by the evaluation acceptance unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270693 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MOVING IMAGE DATA STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD - An example of an information processing device displays a moving image on at least one display device. The information processing device first acquires moving image data which includes at least one piece of data of panorama moving image including panorama images each representing an image of a range wider than the range displayed on the display device and also includes at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image including non-panorama images each representing an image of a range substantially the same as the range displayed on the display device. The information processing device reproduces the at least one piece of data of panorama moving image and the at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image in an order defined by the moving image data during a time duration from a start to an end of the moving image. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270692 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PANORAMIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL DATA - An example of an information processing device obtains control data for a panoramic video. The control data includes a time condition and a direction condition. The information processing device displays, on a display device, an image of the panoramic video in a viewing range corresponding to a viewing direction determined based on an input on a predetermined input device. It is determined whether the time condition included in the control data is satisfied for a playback time point of the panoramic video being played on the display device. It is also determined whether the direction condition included in the control data is satisfied for the viewing direction determined based on an input. Based on a determination result for the time condition and the direction condition the information processing device performs a predetermined information process. | 09-18-2014 |
20140256430 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An example system includes: a contactless communication unit for performing contactless communication with a data storage medium having a contactless communication function; a data acquiring unit for acquiring data stored in the data storage medium by the contactless communication unit; a display processing unit for displaying at least one content stored in a content storage unit and a content according to data acquired by the data acquiring unit on a display unit as selection objects; a selection accepting unit for accepting selection by a user for a content displayed by the display processing unit; and an information processing unit for performing information processing pertaining to a content, which is an object of selection accepted by the selection accepting unit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253591 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An example information processing apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of a real space captured by an imaging device; a feature detection unit that detects one or more features from the captured image; an image generating unit that generates an image of a virtual space, by placing a virtual object made to correspond to the detected feature at a position based on the position of the feature in the virtual space; and a display control unit that causes an image to be displayed on a display device such that a user sees the virtual space image superimposed on a real space, wherein when a first feature and a second feature are detected in a captured image, the image generating unit places a first virtual object corresponding to the first feature in the virtual space at a position based on the position of the second feature. | 09-11-2014 |
20140248957 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOBILE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY - An example portable electronic device includes a display; user controls; a camera for capturing images; wireless communication circuitry for mobile communication; memory; and a processing system for controlling the portable electronic device. The processing system controls the portable electronic device to permit composing of an outgoing message and to permit viewing of an incoming message. An image captured by the camera and displayed on the display is stored in memory in response to an input to the user controls. The wireless communication circuitry, under control of the processing system, transmits the outgoing message and receives the incoming message. The processing system controls the display to concurrently display content of the received message and a linear arrangement of icons. | 09-04-2014 |
20140244722 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM - An example information-processing device includes: a sending unit that sends data dependent on an application as shared information, the shared information being associated with a community to which a user of the information-processing device belongs from among one or more communities relevant to the application; a receiving unit that receives shared information sent from another user, who belongs to the community to which the user of the information-processing device belongs; and an outputting unit that outputs information generated based on the shared information received by the receiving unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244709 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM - An exemplary embodiment provides an information system, including a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each information processing apparatus capable of communicating data with one another within a prescribed range, and a server capable of communicating data with each information processing apparatus. Each information processing apparatus includes a character information transmission and reception module for transmitting to and receiving from another information processing apparatus, character information having identification information identifying one or more information processing apparatuses and parameter information which can be changed, a parameter change module for changing parameter information in the received character information, a server transmission module for transmitting the changed character information to the server, a server reception module for receiving character information corresponding to identification information of each information processing apparatus itself from the server, and a display control module for performing display processing based on parameter information in the character information received from the server. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243711 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing system includes: a first measuring unit that measures body activity amount of a user; a second measuring unit that measures body activity amount of the user, the second measuring unit being different from the first measuring unit; a calculation unit that executes a predetermined calculation based on at least the body activity amount measured by the first measuring unit and the body activity amount measured by the second measuring unit; and an output unit that outputs information based on a result of the calculation executed by the calculation unit. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242912 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Predetermined data is transmitted from a first information processing apparatus to an unspecified number of or a plurality of other information processing apparatuses. A second information processing apparatus is capable of detecting a motion applied to the second information processing apparatus itself. When application of the predetermined motion is detected, the second information processing apparatus executes a response process to the predetermined data received from the first information processing apparatus. Thereafter, predetermined processing such as a process for establishing wireless connection is executed between the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241586 | INFORMATION RETAINING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A prepaid card | 08-28-2014 |
20140237132 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A first determination section determines, when an instruction for connection establishment is issued, whether or not connection information including target apparatus specifying information that uniquely specifies a predetermined target apparatus is stored in a first storage section. A first connection section performs, when the first determination section determines that the connection information is stored in the first storage section, a process for establishing a connection by wireless communication to the target apparatus that is specified based on the target apparatus specifying information stored in the first storage section. | 08-21-2014 |
20140221096 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE MUSIC GAME PROGRAM WITH WHICH, IN PLAYING MULTIPLAYER GAME THROUGH COMMUNICATION, UNCOMFORTABLENESS DUE TO INFLUENCE SUCH AS DELAY IN COMMUNICATION IS SUPPRESSED AND OPERATION IS PERFORMED IN MORE REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT, GAME DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAME DEVICE, AND GAME SYSTEM - A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable music game program, the music game program causing the one or more processors to perform including a communication unit configured to obtain from another game device through communication, data relating to operation input to another game device, a presentation data generation unit configured to generate presentation data in accordance with the operation input to the game device, an estimated presentation data generation unit configured to estimate, based on data relating to the operation input to another game device for a first portion of the music data obtained through the communication unit, presentation in accordance with the operation input to another game device for a second portion of the music data and generate estimated presentation data representing the presentation, and a game processing unit configured to perform the game process based on the presentation data and the estimated presentation data. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218279 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In accordance with an attitude of a portable display device calculated based on data output from a sensor and an operation made on an operation unit, in a display target image, a first display range in which a part of the display target image is to be displayed on the portable display device is set, and in the display target image, an image in the first display range is displayed on the portable display device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140215442 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY CODE EXECUTION RHYTHMS - The present technology is directed to accurately identifying code execution rhythms from a running program, even when they are occasionally irregular. The present technology is capable of detecting and inferring the rhythms without any prior knowledge or expectations of rates or number of rhythms present in a running program. These code execution rhythms can then be used to further understand and analyze the behavior of a running program, for example, by exposing various rhythms that might have been unknown/unrealized, irregularity of rhythms, or by analyzing the behavior of functions on a per frame basis under different rhythms. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215402 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - When an information processing apparatus is started, reception of data indicative of presence of a connection point apparatus is attempted. A plurality of objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of application programs is displayed on a display device, and upon reception of an operation performed by a user, an application program corresponding to one of the objects selected by the operation performed by the user is launched. When the data is received, a display form of an object, which relates to a connection application program including a program for executing a procedural step of connecting to the connection point apparatus, is changed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140194189 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Example systems and methods involve an information processing apparatus configured to transmit transmission data to one or more of a plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the transmission data including identification information for content data executed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is also configured to receive reception data from one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the reception data from each respective other information processing apparatus including identification information for content data executed by the respective other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus accesses purchase information associated with purchasing content data corresponding to at least one piece of identification information included in the reception data received from the one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187325 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. In the list screen, at least an icon of a player of another game apparatus capable of performing a communication is displayed. That is, during a time that game processing of the single-play is being performed, the game screen is displayed and a list of one or more players capable of playing a battle-play is displayed. The player sends an offer of a battle-play to a desired player through an operation using the list screen at an arbitrary timing during a time that the game processing of the single-play is being performed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187324 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. In the list screen, an icon of a player of another game apparatus that is searched as a passer-by is displayed as well as icons of a player of another game apparatus that is registered as a friend and a player of another game apparatus that is determined as an acquaintance. That is, during a time that game processing of the single-play is being performed, the game screen is displayed and a list of a player who is registered and a player who exists in the neighborhood is displayed. The player sends an offer of a battle-play to a desired player through an operation using the list screen at an arbitrary timing during a time that the game processing of the single-play is being performed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184588 | EYE TRACKING ENABLING 3D VIEWING ON CONVENTIONAL 2D DISPLAY - The exemplary illustrative non-limiting technology herein enables 3D viewing on conventional 2D displays such as home television sets by tracking a person's viewpoint. Detecting a player's viewpoint movement to change the viewing of the displayed object gives the illusion that the object is physically present in three-dimensional space. Viewpoint movement detection can provide collision-related game logic benefits such as allowing a player to dodge projectiles, giving a game character an ability to “see” the player when not behind line-of-sight obstacles, and other advantages. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184548 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, COORDINATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COORDINATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COORDINATE PROCESSING METHOD - A following coordinate which follows an input coordinate late is calculated. Then, an inference moving amount is calculated on the basis of a moving amount of an input coordinate, and an inference moving direction is calculated on the basis of a moving direction of the following coordinate. An inference movement vector is set on the basis of the inference moving amount and inference moving direction calculated thus. The following coordinate has low correlation with an actual moving amount of a linger of an operator, and the moving direction of the input coordinate has low correlation with an actual moving direction of the finger of the operator due to fluctuation of the input coordinate. Thus, the inference movement vector which is set as described above more accurately reflects the actual moving amount and moving direction of the finger of the operator. | 07-03-2014 |
20140179430 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Example systems and methods relate to playing a multi-player video game in which multiple players each supply inputs to a respective input device to control a corresponding game character in a game world displayed on a display screen. Movements of each game character in the game world are controlled in accordance with respective first game character control operations during the playing of the multi-player video game. In response to satisfaction of one or more conditions, one player's game character is protected from harm in the game world, wherein one of the one or more conditions is a condition triggered voluntarily by the one player. Movements of the protected game character in the game world are controlled based on a position of another, unprotected game character. | 06-26-2014 |
20140171203 | GAME APPARATUS HAVING GENERAL-PURPOSE REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION - A game apparatus is capable of controlling infrared radiation emitters for radiating infrared light. The game apparatus executes game processing using imaging information on the infrared light obtained from an input device. The input device takes an image of the infrared light radiated by the infrared radiation emitters, and also receives an input from a user. The game apparatus comprises pattern storage means; selection means; and radiation control means. The pattern storage means stores at least one signal pattern of an infrared signal usable by a control target device. The selection means selects at least one of the at least one signal pattern stored by the pattern storage means, using the input received by the input device. The radiation control means causes the infrared radiation emitters to output an infrared signal of the signal pattern selected by the selection means. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171193 | GAME SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME APPARATUS - A first input image is displayed in a predetermined area on a touch screen, and a second input image in which images in a plurality of areas are drawn so as to be distinguishable from each other by a player is displayed in accordance with a touch input on the first input image instead of the first input image. It is determined whether a touch input has been performed on any of the images in the plurality of areas of the second input image, and a process is performed in accordance with the touched image in the area. Then, a predetermined object is controlled on the basis of a timing of the touch input on the second input image and a result of the process corresponding to the touched image in area. | 06-19-2014 |
20140164181 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Example systems and methods involve an information processing apparatus configured to transmit transmission data to one or more of a plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the transmission data including icon-related data for an icon associated with content data executed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is also configured to receive reception data from one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the reception data from each respective other information processing apparatus including icon-related data for an icon associated with content data executed by the respective other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus cumulatively stores icon-related data included in the reception data received from the one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160361 | CONTROLLER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An object is to appropriately transmit operation data from a controller device to an information processing device. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with the information processing device. The controller device includes a generating unit, a communication unit, and a display unit. The generating unit generates operation data based on an operation performed on the controller device. The communication unit receives one image's worth of image data from the information processing device with a first frequency, the image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on the operation data, and transmits the operation data to the information processing device with a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The display unit displays an image based on the image data. | 06-12-2014 |
20140155164 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Example systems and methods relate to a multi-player video game in which multiple players each supply inputs to a respective input device to control a corresponding game character in a game world displayed on a display screen. Movements of each game character in the game world are controlled in accordance with respective first game character control operations during the playing of the multi-player video game. In response to satisfaction of any one of a first condition and a second condition, one player's game character is protected from harm in the game world, wherein a position at which the protected game character appears when the first condition is satisfied is different than that when the second condition is satisfied. Movements of the protected game character are controlled in the game world and the protecting of the one player's game character is stopped in response to any one of one or more protecting stopping conditions, whereby the movements of the one player's game character in the game world are controllable in accordance with the first game character control operation for that game character. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155163 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Example systems and methods relate to a multi-player video game in which multiple players each supply inputs to a respective input device to control a corresponding game character in a game world. Movements of each game character in the game world are controlled in accordance with respective first game character control operations during the playing of the multi-player video game. In response to satisfaction of any one of a plurality of conditions, protecting one player's game character from harm in the game world, wherein at least one of the plurality of conditions is a condition triggered voluntarily by the one player. Movements of the protected game character in the game world are controlled in accordance with a second game character control operation which is different than the first game character control operation for that game character. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152764 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - An example of an information processing system includes a plurality of information processing apparatuses each capable of displaying, on a display device, a plurality of panoramic images associated with points on a map. A transmission-side apparatus determines a target point on the basis of an operation of a user, and displays, on a first display device, an image of a partial area, corresponding to a line-of-sight direction determined in accordance with an operation of the user, of a panoramic image associated with the target point. The transmission-side apparatus stores path information regarding a path along which the target point is moved during a predetermined period. A reception-side apparatus acquires the two or more panoramic images identified by the path information stored in the transmission-side apparatus, and displays, on a second display device, the acquired two or more panoramic images in an order identified by the path information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152657 | Caching in Map Systems for Displaying Panoramic Images - Operations for caching to display panoramic images include repeatedly receiving an indication of one or both of a current geographic location and a current view direction for a user, receiving from a remote server a first plurality of image tiles of a first panoramic image of a predicted geographic location, caching the received first plurality of image tiles, and processing the cached first plurality of image tiles. The processing includes decompressing the cached first plurality of image tiles and storing the decompressed image tiles. When the current geographic location is at the predicted geographic location, rendering, using the stored decompressed tiles, the first panoramic image to a plurality of three-dimensional surfaces in a memory, wherein each of the plurality of three-dimensional surfaces corresponds to a respective portion of a sphere. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152655 | Map Systems and Methods for Displaying Panoramic Images - Operations for efficient display of panoramic images include receiving control information a plurality of tiles of a panoramic image, identifying padding included in the received tiles, and processing the tiles to remove the padding. For each of the processed tiles, at least one patch is generated which maps at least a portion of each tile to a three-dimensional surface formed in a memory. Each patch includes a plurality of polygonal areas, and corresponds to a respective portion of a sphere. The panoramic image is drawn using the patches. | 06-05-2014 |
20140145952 | COORDINATE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COORDINATE CALCULATION PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A coordinate calculation apparatus calculates a coordinate point representing a position on a display screen based on an orientation of an input device. The coordinate calculation apparatus includes direction acquisition means, orientation calculation means, first coordinate calculation means, and correction means. The direction acquisition means acquires information representing a direction of the input device viewed from a predetermined position in a predetermined space. The orientation calculation means calculates the orientation of the input device in the predetermined space. The first coordinate calculation means calculates a first coordinate point for determining the position on the display screen based on the orientation of the input device. The correction means corrects the first coordinate point such that the first coordinate point calculated when the input device is directed in a predetermined direction takes a predetermined reference value. | 05-29-2014 |
20140143832 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus which is stored with various kinds of application programs. When an application program for a specific service such as a television program guide (program guide program) is started, prior to an acquisition of a content (webpage), an authentication of the game apparatus is performed, and a white list which records a domain name accessible by the game apparatus (the program guide program) is acquired from a managing server which is controlled by a provider of the television program guide. In the program guide program, it is determined whether or not a domain name described in URL of the webpage appears in the white list when a request to send the webpage is to be sent. If not appeared in the white list, the program guide program is suspended, and a web browser is activated to send the request to send the webpage. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143714 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An exemplary information processing device includes: a scrolling unit configured to scroll an image group including plural images, in accordance with an input from a user; a display control unit configured to change how at least one image included in the image group is displayed, upon the image group reaching a predetermined end as a result of scrolling; and a propagating unit configured to propagate the change from one image included in the image group to another image included therein. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143311 | AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER- READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT METHOD - A storage device of an example shop server stores, with respect to each of users of an information processing apparatus, user authority information indicating authority given to the user, together with user identification information for identifying the user. The user authority information is associated with the information processing apparatus used by the user corresponding to the user authority information. When the shop server has received from an information processing apparatus through a communication apparatus the user identification information of a first user who uses the information processing apparatus, a processor of the shop server performs, on the basis of the user authority information of the first user and the user authority information of a second user associated with the same information processing apparatus, information processing based on the authority indicated by the user authority information of the first user and the user authority information of the second user. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143303 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN COMPUTER PROGRAM - When it is detected that a home button is pressed while an application is being executed, execution of the application is suspended and a home button menu is displayed on a display device. Then, when execution of shop software is started, the shop software obtains application identification information of the active application via system software, accesses a shop server based on the application identification information, and displays a page related to the active application on the display device. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143273 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first accessing unit configured to access a first database storing data sets, each of the data sets relating to values of attribute items; a second accessing unit configured to access a second database storing a group of keywords including at least one keyword, an attribute item corresponding to the group of keywords, and a value of the attribute item corresponding to the group of keywords; and an extracting unit configured, when a keyword input for a search is included in the second database, to extract from the first database, as a result of the search, at least one data set relating to the value corresponding to the input keyword of the attribute item corresponding to the input keyword. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143084 | SERVICE PROVISION SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVISION METHOD, SERVER SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN SERVICE PROVISION PROGRAM - A plurality of information processing apparatuses are each assigned an apparatus identification code and a group identification code. In a database of a server apparatus, when or before each of the information processing apparatuses is sold to a customer, a correspondence relationship between the apparatus identification code and the group identification code assigned to the information processing apparatus is stored. When having communicated with any one of the information processing apparatuses sold to a customer, the server apparatus acquires from the database a group identification code corresponding to the apparatus identification code received from the information processing apparatus, and provides a service based on the acquired group identification code. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141879 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An image including at least a part of a virtual world is generated as a first display image, a first sound created in the virtual world is generated, and a second sound forming a part of the first sound is selected in accordance with a user operation. Then, control is performed such that the first display image is displayed on a first display apparatus. Control is performed such that the generated first sound is output from a first loudspeaker in synchronization with the first display image displayed on the first display apparatus. Control is performed such that the selected second sound is output from a second loudspeaker. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141878 | RECORDING MEDIUM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, GAME APPARATUS AND GAME SYSTEM - An example system includes an object controlling unit that controls operations of objects based on input manipulations, and a noncompetitive relationship setting unit that sets a noncompetitive relationship for two objects in the competition of the game when a predetermined operation is performed between these two objects. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141652 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE, BATTERY WITH CONNECTOR, BATTERY LID, CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DISCONNECTION PREVENTING METHOD - A non-limiting example electronic device includes a battery accommodating portion in which a battery unit is accommodated. A male connector is provided on wires drawn-out from a main unit of the battery unit, and the male connector is inserted (connected) to a female connector which is fixed on a circuit board provided within a housing, and a battery lid is attached to the housing. The battery lid is provided with a projection on a surface which is rendered as an inner surface side when the battery lid is attached, and the projection prevents a connection state of the male connector and the female connector from being disconnected. That is, the projection restrains a movement of the male connector in a direction that the male connector comes out. | 05-22-2014 |
20140140032 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BATTERY UNIT - A non-limiting example hand-held electronic device includes a battery accommodating portion provided with an attaching portion which is formed in a rectangular shape in plain by longer first sides and shorter second sides, and formed with concave portions at corresponding positions on the first sides. A first battery unit is attached to the attaching portion by fitting first ends which form shorter sides of the first battery unit into the concave portions. When a second battery unit is to be attached to the same attaching portion, a second battery unit is attached within the first sides and the second sides without using the concave portions. | 05-22-2014 |
20140137097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TERMINAL SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND METHOD OF OBTAINING UPDATE DATA FOR APPLICATION - In an exemplary information processing apparatus communicable with a server via network, update information is obtained from the server at a first timing and the obtained update information is saved. The update information is information for determining presence of an update of each application. At a second timing independent of the first timing, the information processing apparatus determines whether there is an update to each of at least one of applications stored in a storage unit accessed by the information processing apparatus based on the saved update information. The information processing apparatus obtains, from the server, update data used for updating the application with respect to which it has been determined that the update is present. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137096 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example of a game apparatus, regardless of whether or not a peripheral device is connected to the game apparatus, acquires, from a server, update data for main body system software for controlling the game apparatus, together with update data for peripheral device system software, and saves the pieces of update data in a data storage unit. If the peripheral device is connected to the game apparatus, the game apparatus updates the main body system software and the peripheral device system software using the pieces of update data stored in the data storage unit. If the peripheral device is not connected to the game apparatus, the game apparatus updates only the main body system software. If the peripheral device has been connected to the game apparatus after that, the game apparatus updates the peripheral device system software using the update data stored in the data storage unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137093 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, METHOD OF EXECUTING APPLICATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED THEREIN DATA OF APPLICATION - An exemplary portable storage medium stores therein a program of an application. An exemplary information processing apparatus can execute the application. The storage medium stores a first data which is a program or data forming a part of the application and second data which is a program or data forming a part of the same application formed by the first data. The information processing apparatus reads the second data from the storage medium and installs the second data in the information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus starts and executes the application based on the first data stored in the storage medium and the installed second data. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137092 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an example of a game apparatus, first system software, second system software for updating, and third system software for executing a game program are stored in advance in a system storage unit. The game apparatus acquires pieces of update data for the pieces of system software and updates the second system software during the execution of the first system software. Thereafter, the game apparatus is restarted, the second system software is started, and the first system software and the third system software are updated during the execution of the second system software. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137040 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An example information-processing device that includes: a first registering unit that registers, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, a link data set indicating a specific data set, a specifying unit that specifies a status of use of a link data set registered by the first registering unit or a status of use of a specific data set indicated by a link data set registered by the first registering unit, and a second registering unit that registers at least one of a plurality of link data sets registered by the first registering unit based on a status of use specified by the specifying unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137031 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, STORING MEDIUM, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example display control device including: a first acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicative of an orientation of an device held by a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires size information in dictate of a size of a content displayed on a display; a determination unit that determines, based on the acquired size information, a scrolling amount by which the content displayed on the display is scrolled in a predetermined direction in accordance with the acquired operation information; and a display controller that controls display of the content performed by the display unit to scroll the content by the determined scrolling amount in accordance with the acquired operation information. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135126 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An input coordinate point is obtained from a pointing device, and either one of first and second controls is selected in accordance with an operation performed by a user. When the first control is selected, a movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and a predetermined coordinate point, and a display area of a virtual space, which is displayed on a display device, is moved. Alternatively, when the first control is selected, the movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and predetermined coordinate point, and an object is moved within the virtual space. When the second control is selected, the object is moved to a position in the virtual space, the position corresponding to the input coordinate point. Then, the display device is caused to display the virtual space within the display area. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135123 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM AND GAME DATA EXCHANGE METHOD - A game system including a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, and a mobile game apparatus that can communicate with another game apparatus that exists within a communicable range by use of a radio communications unit. When a communicated state is established, exchanging conditions for exchanging game data are received and transmitted, and in a case the exchange conditions are coincident with each other, the game data are exchanged. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135117 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - Game images are displayed at least on a portable first display device and a second display device different from the first display device, respectively. A first game image of a game space seen form a first-person viewpoint of a player object positioned in the game space and a second game image of the game space seen from a fixed predetermined viewpoint are generated, and the first game image and the second game image are displayed on the first display device and the second display device, respectively. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133681 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - Sounds are reproduced from a plurality of sound source objects at the same timing. A sound volume and a localization of each sound when the sounds are received by a virtual microphone are calculated. Any one sound source object is determined as a weight assignment target on the basis of the sound volumes. Then, when the sounds reproduced simultaneously from the sound source objects are outputted as a single sound, weight assignment is performed such that the localization of the sound of the sound source object determined as the weight assignment target is more greatly reflected, and a localization of an outputted sound on the basis of the localization of each sound source object. On the basis of this localization, an audio signal is generated and outputted. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132706 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Panorama images respectively captured by three or more panorama cameras located in a real space are acquired. A left-eye image and a right-eye image are generated by synthesizing parts of the acquired panorama images. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132705 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A left panorama image and a right panorama image respectively captured by a left panorama camera and a right panorama camera are acquired. A rearward image area, of a rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera is synthesized to the left panorama image, instead of a rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera, to generate a left-eye image. The rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera is synthesized to the right panorama image, instead of the rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera, to generate a right-eye image. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132546 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An input coordinate point is obtained from a pointing device, and either one of first and second controls is selected in accordance with an operation performed by a user. When the first control is selected, a movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and a predetermined coordinate point, and a display area of a virtual space, which is displayed on a display device, is moved. Alternatively, when the first control is selected, the movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and predetermined coordinate point, and an object is moved within the virtual space. When the second control is selected, the object is moved to a position in the virtual space, the position corresponding to the input coordinate point. Then, the display device is caused to display the virtual space within the display area. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132545 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An input coordinate point is obtained from a pointing device, and either one of first and second controls is selected in accordance with an operation performed by a user. When the first control is selected, a movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and a predetermined coordinate point, and a display area of a virtual space, which is displayed on a display device, is moved. Alternatively, when the first control is selected, the movement vector is calculated based on the input coordinate point and predetermined coordinate point, and an object is moved within the virtual space. When the second control is selected, the object is moved to a position in the virtual space, the position corresponding to the input coordinate point. Then, the display device is caused to display the virtual space within the display area. | 05-15-2014 |
20140126754 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - A predetermined sound is reproduced at a position of a sound source object. The sound is received by a plurality of virtual microphones, and a sound volume of the sound received at each virtual microphone is calculated. In addition, a localization of the sound received at the virtual microphone is also calculated. Furthermore, a localization of a sound to be outputted to a sound output section is calculated on the basis of the loudness and the localization of the sound received at each virtual microphone. The sound of the sound source object is outputted to the sound output section on the basis of the localization. | 05-08-2014 |
20140125576 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus to which a television functioning as a stationary-type display device is connected. The game apparatus performs game processing basically according to operation data from a controller. An input terminal device functioning as a portable-type display device is kept at a user's hand, for example. A course selecting screen is displayed on a screen of the television and an information presenting screen corresponding to the course selecting screen is displayed on a screen of the input terminal device. In the information presenting screen, a comment input by another user is displayed near a course mark, and a designating object which designates the presence of the comment is displayed at a corresponding position in the course selecting screen. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - An example computer apparatus includes a processor coupled to a memory storing a program. The processor executes the program to perform operations including displaying an application menu screen displaying at least a selectable first menu item for an uninstalled first application and a selectable second menu item for an installed second application; periodically determining availability/unavailability of the first application for download from another computer apparatus; in response to selection of the first menu item if the most recent periodic determining has determined that the first application is unavailable for download from the server, providing announcement information about the first application; and in response to selection of the first menu item if the most recent periodic determining has determined that the first application is available for download from the server, initiating a process for downloading and installing the first application. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121023 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION INSTRUMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes an operation instrument having a storage unit storing information and a first short distance radio communication unit performing transmission/reception of data with an information processing device; and an information processing device having an attachment unit to which the operation instrument is attached, a second short distance radio communication unit performing transmission/reception of data with the operation instrument, an information reading unit reading information stored in the storage unit of the operation instrument through the second short distance radio communication unit, and a processing unit performing processing in accordance with read information read by the information reading unit and operation information indicating operation for the operation instrument attached to the attachment unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121020 | GAME APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM - Instead of using an operation inputted by a player, a series of operation data for continuously moving a player character for a predetermined time period of a game is previously stored as automatic operation data. Automatic control means moves the player character based on the automatic operation data. Furthermore, the automatic control means receives a play start operation indicating that the player starts to play the game while the automatic control means moves the player character. A movement of the player character controlled based on the automatic operation data is finished at a time when the play start operation is received, and the movement of the player character starts to be controlled based on an operation of the player. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121019 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING A MOVEMENT DETECTOR - An example image processing system and method uses a control device including a movement detector. Gesture inputs corresponding to a gesture made by moving the control device are used for animation. An animation begins based on at least one gesture input received prior to completion of the gesture and the animation is modified based on at least one gesture input received after the beginning of the animation. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119580 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an exemplary information processing system including an information processing section, a first loudspeaker, and a second loudspeaker, predetermined music data composed of two channels is separated into first channel music data and second channel music data. A first sound source object associated with one of the first channel music data and the second channel music data, a second sound source object associated with the other one, and a virtual microphone are placed in a virtual 3-dimensional space. The reproduction volume of a sound reproduced from the first loudspeaker, and the reproduction volume of a sound reproduced from the second loudspeaker are determined based on the direction of the virtual microphone and the positional relationship between the virtual microphone and each of the first sound source object and the second sound source object. | 05-01-2014 |
20140115533 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing device includes: an operation receiving unit that receives an operational input made by a user for moving a display area that has area that overlaps with a predetermined area, a display controlling unit that controls a display unit to display a graphic in the display area, and a movement controlling unit that controls movement of the display area in accordance with values derived from the operational input so that the display area moves with a restriction of movement in a predetermined direction when the display area and the predetermined area are in a predetermined positional relation. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115532 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing device includes: an operation receiving unit that receives an operational input made by a user for moving a display area that has area that overlaps with a predetermined area; a display controlling unit that controls a display unit to display a graphic in the display area; a determining unit that determines a velocity of movement of the display area in accordance with a value derived from the operational input, and; an area managing unit that manages the display area to move the display area at the velocity of movement under a condition that, when a portion of the display area moves outside a predetermined portion of the predetermined area, a distance between the display area and the predetermined area does not exceed a threshold. | 04-24-2014 |
20140113717 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND GAME PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD - A game system includes a game apparatus, a first output device having a first display section and a first sound output section, and a second output device having a second display section and a second sound output section. In this system, a first sound signal to be output to the first sound output section and a second sound signal to be output to the second sound output section are generated based on the same sound data. When transmitting the two sound signals, the timing to transmit the first sound signal to the first sound section is delayed by a predetermined time with respect to the timing to transmit the second sound signal to the second audio section. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112505 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an exemplary information processing system including a plurality of sound output sections, the positional relationship among the plurality of sound output sections is recognized. In addition, a sound corresponding to a sound source object present in a virtual space is generated. The output volume of the sound for the sound source object is determined, for each sound output section, in accordance with the positional relationship among the plurality of sound output sections, and the generated sound is outputted in accordance with the output volume. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111551 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information-processing device includes: an enlargement/reduction instruction receiving unit configured to receive an enlargement/reduction instruction to enlarge or reduce a display region that is at least a portion of a predetermined region; a first control unit configured to, when enlarging or reducing the display region in accordance with the enlargement/reduction instruction, compute, based on a relationship between a position of a point of regard of the display region within the predetermined region and a position of a reference point of the predetermined region, a position where the point of regard is to be located within the predetermined region after the enlargement or reduction; and a second control unit configured to enlarge or reduce the display region, based on the enlargement/reduction instruction. | 04-24-2014 |
20140108504 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A production content is stored in a storage unit of a server in accordance with an operation on a terminal apparatus, a material content is selected from among a plurality of material contents so that the selected material content is used as a material to create the production content, and a request is made, from the terminal apparatus, to the server for creation of a production content associated with the selected material content. Then, a state of the request is presented to a plurality of terminal apparatuses. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106885 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - An input of a user is received from an input unit, and in accordance with the input of the user, an operation object displayed on a display screen moves in a predetermined movement-allowed range. A plurality of sound objects appear and move in the display screen, the sound objects set for sounds to be output in accordance with a composition to be performed. Then, if the operation object and each sound object have made contact with each other, the sound set for the sound object is output. | 04-17-2014 |
20140105421 | SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING SOUND OUTPUT PROGRAM STORED THEREON, SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus generates a signal of a first sound to be output to a first output device, and a signal of a second sound which is a sound to be output to a second output device and whose content is different from that of the first sound. The second output device is capable of setting a volume, and outputs a sound based on the signal of the second sound at a set volume. In addition, the second output device notifies an information processing apparatus of information about the set volume. When the set volume is small, the information processing apparatus generates the signal of the first sound so that at least a part of sounds included in the second sound is included in the first sound. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104684 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display apparatus includes a stereoscopic image display apparatus configured to display a stereoscopically visible image, and a planar image display apparatus configured to display a planar image. An adjustment section of the image display apparatus adjusts relative positions, relative sizes, and relative rotations of a left-eye image taken by a left-eye image imaging section and a right-eye image taken by a right-eye image imaging section. The adjusted left-eye image and the adjusted right-eye image are viewed by the left eye and the right eye of the user, respectively, thereby displaying the stereoscopic image on the stereoscopic image display apparatus. The adjusted left-eye image and the adjusted right-eye image are made semi-transparent and superimposed one on the other, and thus a resulting superimposed planar image is displayed on the planar image display apparatus. | 04-17-2014 |
20140098139 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED IN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing apparatus determines whether an orientation of a display unit capable of being held by a user is in a first state or in a second state. If it has been determined that the orientation of the display unit is in the first state, the information processing apparatus sets, in a predetermined area, a display range to be displayed in the display unit, in accordance with the orientation of the display unit. If it has been determined that the orientation of the display unit is in the second state, the information processing apparatus sets the display range, regardless of the orientation of the display unit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140097789 | CHARGING APPARATUS, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CHARGING TERMINAL - An example of a charging apparatus includes a housing, a first movable member, and a second movable member. The first movable member is configured to be pressed down. The second movable member accommodates a charging terminal in the housing in a reference state, and when the first movable member has been pressed down, causes the charging terminal to protrude through an opening portion provided in the housing, so as to enter a terminal contact state. The first movable member and the second movable member are configured such that an amount of movement of the charging terminal during a period from the reference state to a predetermined intermediate state is smaller than the amount of movement during the same period in a case where the charging terminal moves from the reference state to the terminal contact state by an amount proportional to an amount of pressing down the first movable member. | 04-10-2014 |
20140095280 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN PROGRAM, SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example game system ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140085255 | TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM, TOUCH INPUT APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND TOUCH INPUT CONTROL METHOD - A non-limiting example game system includes a game apparatus which is connected with a television. Furthermore, there is provided with an input terminal device which functions as an input device for the game apparatus. A game screen is displayed on a screen of the television, and a player draws a locus in accordance with a predetermined course from a start to a goal included in the game screen by performing an input operation using the input terminal device. At this time, an inputting surface of a touch panel provided on the input terminal device is turned toward the television. Accordingly, the locus by a slide operation is depicted on the game screen as if the locus is reflected in a mirror. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085229 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - In response to an instruction with respect to a rotation button (B | 03-27-2014 |
20140082556 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ACTIVATION CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREIN AND ACTIVATION CONTROL APPARATUS - A system is disclosed including a first display control section | 03-20-2014 |
20140080594 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND GAME PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD - A game apparatus generates, based on the same sound data, a first sound signal to be output to a first sound output section, and a second sound signal to be output to a second sound output section which is physically different from the first sound output section. The generated second sound signal is a sound signal to which a predetermined acoustic effect is not added, and the first sound signal is a sound signal in which an acoustic effect is added to at least a part of sounds included in the second sound signal. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079230 | SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, AND SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - In a sound output system including: an information processing apparatus; a first output device; and a second output device, the information processing apparatus generates, based on predetermined information processing, a first sound signal to be outputted to the first output device, and a second sound signal that is a sound signal to be outputted to the second output device and has a content different from that of the first sound signal. When headphones are connected to the second output device, the second sound signal is generated such that at least a part of a first sound which is not outputted as a second sound when no headphones are connected, is contained in the second sound, and the second sound is outputted from the headphones. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078053 | CONTROLLER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A controller device is used for more information processes. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with an information processing device. The controller device includes a communication unit, a display unit, and a program executing unit. The communication unit transmits, to the information processing device, operation data obtained based on an operation performed on the controller device, and receives, from the information processing device, image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on operation data. A display unit displays an image represented by the image data received from the information processing device. When a predetermined operation on the controller device is performed, the program executing unit executes a predetermined program and displays at least the image resulting from the execution of the program on the display unit. The communication unit transmits, to the information processing device, data indicating that the predetermined program is being executed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075391 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information-processing device includes: a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a button image assigned to a function, the button image being selectable by a user, and an object superimposed on the button image; a processing unit that performs a processing corresponding to the function when the button image displayed by the display unit is selected by a user; and a notification control unit that notifies a status of at least the processing performed by the processing unit by changing an appearance of the object displayed by the display unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075376 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example display control apparatus includes: a first display controller that displays a portion of content in a predetermined area in a display area; a position detector that detects a position of the portion of content being displayed in the predetermined area; and a second display controller that, if the display area includes a blank area in which the portion of content is not being displayed, displays a scroll indicator indicative of the detected position in the blank area, and if the display area does not include the blank area, prevents display of the scroll indicator. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073437 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND DATA EXCHANGE METHOD - A game system including a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, and a mobile game apparatus that can communicate with another game apparatus that exists within a communicable range by use of a radio communications unit. When a communicated state is established, exchanging conditions for exchanging game data are received and transmitted, and in a case the exchange conditions are coincident with each other, the game data are exchanged. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072274 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an example imaging apparatus including a display section, an attitude of the imaging apparatus at a time of image taking is stored so as to be associated with the taken image. In reproducing the taken image on the display section, the taken image is displayed on the basis of the attitude at the time of image taking and a current attitude of the imaging apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
20140066211 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND DATA BROADCASTING METHOD - A game system including a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, and a mobile game apparatus that can communicate with another game apparatus that exists within a communicable range by use of a radio communications unit. When a communicated state is established, exchanging conditions for exchanging game data are received and transmitted, and in a case the exchange conditions are coincident with each other, the game data are exchanged. | 03-06-2014 |
20140043367 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An input provided by a user is received from an input apparatus, and in accordance with the input, a current display position of an operation handler image to be displayed on the display apparatus is set. In accordance with the current display position of the operation handler image, a setting of information regarding an operation target to be operated by the user is changed, and a display position of the operation handler image used when the setting has been changed is retained. Then, the operation handler image is displayed on the display apparatus at the set current display position, and a past position image indicating at least one of the retained past display positions is displayed on the display apparatus. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043266 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON AND INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device including a display screen and a pointing device for inputting corresponding 2-dimensional coordinates on the display screen. A 3-dimensional space is displayed on the display screen and the 2-dimensional coordinates inputted from the pointing device are detected. Next, shift amounts, per unit of time, of the detected 2-dimensional coordinates are calculated based on a predetermined calculation start condition. And the calculated shift amounts are converted to 3-dimensional coordinate shift amounts in the 3-dimensional space. | 02-13-2014 |
20140039902 | DATA COMPRESSION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DATA COMPRESSION PROGRAM, DATA COMPRESSION SYSTEM, DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, DATA DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS, DATA COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS, AND DATA STRUCTURE OF COMPRESSED DATA - A data compression/decompression apparatus, for example, acquires sampling data obtained by sampling an audio signal with a predetermined period, and converts the sampling data into frequency domain data. The data compression/decompression apparatus divides a data sequence of the converted frequency domain data into a plurality of blocks such that the number of pieces of data included in each block is variable, and compresses each block. | 02-06-2014 |
20140032662 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An exemplary information-processing device includes: an execution unit configured to execute a process relating to an application program selected from among a plurality of application programs; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display information indicated by at least one item of data obtained via a network from the storage unit that stores a plurality of items of data during loading of the application program or data used in the application program. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032375 | CONTENT SELLING SYSTEM, TRADING MEDIUM, CONTENT SERVER DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTENT SELLING METHOD - An example system includes a trading medium that is associated with a specific content, a selling terminal device that gives a notification of identification information had by the trading medium in response to selling processing regarding the trading medium, a server device that stores a selling condition of the trading medium, the content, and an association between the content and the identification information, and transmits the contents, and an information processing terminal device that receives an input of identification information, transmits it to the server device and receives the content transmitted from the server device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031124 | Game Controller, Storage Medium Storing Game Program, and Game Apparatus - A game controller includes at least four load sensors for detecting a load applied on a support board on which player's legs are ridden, and the game controller transmits a load value detected as manipulation data by the four load sensors to a game machine. The game machine determines a necessary quantity of load values, and the game machine computes the necessary quantity of load values based on the detected load value from the game controller. Then, game processing is performed based on the necessary quantity of computed load values. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031103 | STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME CONTROLLING METHOD AND GAME SYSTEM - An example non-limiting game apparatus includes a stereoscopic LDC on which an image of a displaying range that is a part of a course provided in a virtual game space is displayed as a game screen. With respect to the displaying range, a movable range obtained by analogously enlarging the displaying range is set, and each of a plurality of player objects moves within the movable range according to an operation by each player. When a time period that the player object exists outside the displaying range reaches a predetermined time period or when the player object is going to go out of the movable range, the player object is forcedly moved into the displaying range. At this time, the player object is brought into a defensive state that the player object is not affected at least with an attack by an enemy object. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028544 | STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - An example non-limiting game apparatus includes a stereoscopic LDC on which an image of a displaying range that is a part of a course provided in a virtual game space is displayed as a game screen. Authorization for scrolling the game screen is applied to one player object out of a plurality of player objects, and the game screen is scrolled in accordance with a position of the player object having the scroll authorization. If a predetermined condition is satisfied, the scroll authorization is transferred to the player object which causes that the predetermined condition is satisfied, for example. | 01-30-2014 |
20140025335 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND ATTITUDE CALCULATION METHOD - An example information processing device calculates an attitude of an input unit having a magnetic sensor. The information processing device repeatedly obtains detected magnetic vectors detected by the magnetic sensor. The information processing device stores the detected magnetic vectors in a storage unit where each detected magnetic vector is classified based on a direction from a reference position to the end point position of the detected magnetic vector. The information processing device repeatedly estimates a center position of a spherical body having a curved surface which is estimated based on the end point positions of detected magnetic vectors obtained by extracting, from among the classified detected magnetic vectors, at least one detected magnetic vector for each class. The attitude of the input unit is calculated based on a direction vector representing a direction from the center position to the end point position of the detected magnetic vector. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025332 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND ATTITUDE CALCULATION METHOD - An example information processing device calculates an attitude of an input unit having a magnetic sensor. The information processing device repeatedly obtains detected magnetic vectors detected by the magnetic sensor. The information processing device repeatedly estimates a center position of a spherical body having a curved surface which is estimated based on end point positions of the detected magnetic vectors. The attitude of the input unit is calculated based on a direction vector representing a direction from the center position to the end point position of the detected magnetic vector. Each time a detected magnetic vector is obtained, the information processing device updates the center position so that at least some of lengths from the center position to end points of the detected magnetic vectors used for the estimation of the center position are brought closer to an average between the lengths. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025329 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND ATTITUDE CALCULATION METHOD - An example information processing device calculates an attitude of an input unit having a magnetic sensor. The information processing device repeatedly obtains detected magnetic vectors detected by the magnetic sensor. The information processing device repeatedly estimates a center position of a spherical body having a curved surface which is estimated based on end point positions of the detected magnetic vectors. The attitude of the input unit is calculated based on a direction vector representing a direction from the center position to the end point position of the detected magnetic vector. The information processing device calculates the attitude while relatively decreasing an influence of a newly-obtained detected magnetic vector as the end point position of the newly-obtained detected magnetic vector is farther away from the end point positions of the detected magnetic vectors used for the estimation of the center position. | 01-23-2014 |
20140011588 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM USED FOR SAME - A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in a Z-axis direction. The sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing. | 01-09-2014 |
20140002456 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORING MEDIUM THAT STORES IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | 01-02-2014 |
20130331161 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, PUZZLE GAME SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, PUZZLE GAME METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PUZZLE GAME DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH A COMPUTER-READABLE PUZZLE GAME PROGRAM - An image display system that has access to a display unit capable of stereoscopic display is provided. The image display system includes a background setting unit for setting a two-dimensional stereo image for stereoscopic view as a background; a reference surface setting unit for setting a reference surface in a virtual space such that the reference surface corresponds to a pseudo-surface that appears to exist in the two-dimensional stereo image when the two-dimensional stereo image is stereoscopically displayed; an object placing unit for placing at least an object on the reference surface; a stereoscopic image creating unit for creating an image for stereoscopic view, based on a stereo image created by picking-up an image of the object using a stereo virtual camera in the virtual space and on the two-dimensional stereo image; and a display control unit for causing the display unit to display the image for stereoscopic view. | 12-12-2013 |
20130331030 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM CAPABLE OF FURTHER ENHANCING ZEST OF DATA COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium causes the computer of an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus to function as a data reception unit configured to receive application data which can be made use of by an application program from another information processing apparatus, a data determination unit configured to determine whether the received application data is data made use of by a first application program executed by the information processing apparatus, and a data conversion unit configured to convert the received application data to application data made use of by the first application program executed by the information processing apparatus when the data determination unit determines that the received application data is not data made use of by the first application program executed by the information processing apparatus. | 12-12-2013 |
20130326540 | METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured, when a second application program, capable of performing a search is activated during execution of a first application program, to display a second image displayed as a result of execution of the activated second application program, and a first image that has been displayed as a result of execution of the first application program before activation of the second application program; and an execution controller configured to notify the second application program of an event corresponding to an input operation, to execute a process according to a procedure described in the second application program, while maintaining the first image to be displayed. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326521 | METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - An example information-processing device includes: am acquisition unit configured to acquire application-related information relating to a first application program; and a presentation unit configured, when a second application program, by which a search can be performed, is activated after activation of the first application program, to present to a user the application-related information acquired by the acquisition unit as a candidate for an item to be searched for. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING AND INTERACTIVELY MANIPULATING PROFILE DATA - Profile data collected through sampling is transformed and visually and interactively manipulated and displayed. In one scenario, the profile data is collected through statistical profiling of a program for a video game. The game program profile data is visually and interactively manipulated and displayed to visually present a dynamic behavior of the video game that shows correlation of impacts that the functions of the program have on the video game's performance. This allows the developer to identify inefficient sections of the program for optimization. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device includes: a selection unit that selects a predetermined number of contents including at least one of first contents available at an information processing device and at least one of second contents usable with restriction; a display controller that displays objects each corresponding to a content included in the selected at least one of first contents and the selected at least one of second contents; and an execution unit that executes a processing corresponding to an object included in the displayed objects in response to designation of the object by a user. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326409 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device includes: a first determination unit that determines a first group of contents including at least one of first contents usable by the information processing device without restriction; a second determination unit that determines a second group of contents including at least one of the first contents and at least one of second contents usable by the information processing device with a restriction; and a display controller that displays a first object corresponding to the first group of contents determined by the first determination unit and a second object corresponding to the second group of contents determined by the second determination unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326382 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example system includes: a first memory in which a plurality of first objects each corresponding to a content included in a plurality of contents is stored; a second memory in which a plurality of second objects each corresponding to a user is stored; an association unit that associates a content with a second object; a first display controller that displays one or more first objects each corresponding to a content selected from the plurality of contents; and a second display controller that displays a second object adjacent to a first object corresponding to a content associated with the second object. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326370 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example system includes: a first memory in which a plurality of first objects each corresponding to a content is stored; a posting management unit that generates information based on an input by a user and posts the generated information; a second memory in which the information posted by the posting management unit is stored such that a content for which the information is posted is identifiable; a first display controller that displays at least one or more first objects each corresponding to a content selected from the plurality of contents; and a second display controller that displays information adjacent to a first object corresponding to the content for which the information is posted. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326011 | POSTED INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PLATFORM - An exemplary posted information sharing system includes: an information-processing system; and a server, wherein the information-processing device includes an executing unit that executes an application program, and an accessing unit that accesses an item of posted information depending on the application program that is being executed or whose execution is suspended, the posted information being stored on the server, and the server includes a providing unit that provides access to the posted information by the information-processing device, in response to a request from the accessing unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325999 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary information-processing system includes: a storage unit configured to store identification information of one or more other users; an execution unit configured to execute at least one of a plurality of programs including a first program for accessing an information sharing service and a second program that differs from the first program; a first registration unit configured to register, in the storage unit, identification information of another user, through execution of the first program by the execution unit; and a second registration unit configured to register, in the storage unit, identification information of another user, through execution of the second program by the execution unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325958 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first receiving unit that receives handwritten data input via an input device as posted information, the handwritten data showing an handwritten image; and a posting unit that posts the posted information received by the first receiving unit to a service that is provided to one or more communities. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325957 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An exemplary information-processing system includes: an executing unit that executes an application program; and a posted information sharing unit that receives and stores posted information and/or provides the posted information to users, wherein the posted information sharing unit includes: a posted information generating unit that generates the posted information; and a posted information storing unit that stores a plurality items of the posted information, each item of the posted information being stored along with identification information of an application program corresponding to the posted information, the executing unit includes a requesting unit that identifies identification information of an application program being executed and requests the posted information sharing unit to output the posted information, the posted information sharing unit further includes a posted information outputting unit that extracts at least one item of the posted information corresponding to the identified identification information. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325956 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An exemplary information-processing system includes: an execution unit configured to execute an application program; a prompting unit configured to prompt a user to post to a service for sharing posted information, in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied a predetermined number of times in the application program executed by the execution unit; and a posting unit configured to post posted information corresponding to the predetermined condition to the service in accordance with a user input with respect to the prompting unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325925 | POSTED INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PLATFORM - An exemplary posted information sharing system includes: an information-processing system; and a server, wherein the information-processing device includes an executing unit that executes an application program, and an accessing unit that accesses an item of posted information depending on the application program that is being executed or whose execution is suspended, the posted information being stored on the server, and the server includes a providing unit that provides access to the posted information by the information-processing device, in response to a request from the accessing unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325909 | SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary server device includes: a storage unit configured to store a database containing information relating to at least one community corresponding to an application program for each of a plurality of application programs; a first receiving unit configured to receive program identification information identifying an application program; an inquiring unit configured to transmit, if a community corresponding to the application program identified by the program identification information received by the first receiving unit is not recorded in the database, an inquiry relating to the application program identified by the program identification information to another device; a second receiving unit configured to receive a response to the inquiry; and a recording unit configured to record into the database information relating to the community corresponding to the application program identified by the program identification information, based on the response received by the second receiving unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324262 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a communication device having a first wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from an information processing apparatus through short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus having a second wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from the communication device through short-distance wireless communication, a detector for detecting existence of the communication device in an effective communication area of the second wireless communication unit, an acceptance unit for accepting detection or non-detection by the detector as an input operation by a user, and an information processor for performing information processing in accordance with the input operation accepted by the acceptance unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324258 | GAME SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An exemplary game system including a plurality of terminal devices and a predetermined server, the plurality of terminal devices being respectively used by a user, the game system includes: a display control unit configured to performs processing for drawing a virtual space image which is an image representing a virtual space, and processing for compositing at least the posted information input by another user that is stored in the posted information storage unit, in the virtual space image in association with the virtual game character that is indicated by the identification information associated with the posted information, and presenting the composite image to the user in each terminal device. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324257 | POSTED INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, GAME APPLICATION EXECUTING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An exemplary posted information sharing system includes: a game processing unit configured to execute a multiplayer game application through a plurality of users each using a terminal; a group formation unit configured to form a playgroup for playing the game application, wherein the game processing unit includes: a group formation request unit configured to output, to the group formation unit, a playgroup formation request that specifies a group, according to input of the terminals, wherein the group formation unit is configured to form the users of terminals that specify the same group into a playgroup, based on the specified group. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324253 | Storage Medium Storing Information Processing Program, Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU controls a moving object within a virtual space on the basis of acceleration data and angular velocity data which are transmitted from a controller. For example, before the angular velocity data is above a predetermined magnitude, a position and an orientation of the moving object is controlled on the basis of the angular velocity data. When the angular velocity data is above the predetermined magnitude, an initial velocity of the moving object is decided on the basis of the acceleration data, and a moving direction (orientation) of the moving object is decided on the basis of the angular velocity data. Thereafter, the moving object moves within the virtual space according to a general physical behavior. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324238 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - When a certain user is playing a game by operating a terminal device while viewing a terminal game image displayed on an LCD of the terminal device, another user can operate a controller while viewing a monitor game image displayed on a monitor, and can acquire, remove, move, or halt an object other than a player object by moving a cursor displayed on a monitor game image. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324234 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECOMMENDATION METHOD - An example information processing device includes: a selection unit that selects at least one content from a plurality of contents using user information sets of a plurality of users constituting a predetermined group, each user information set describing a user; and an execution unit that executes a process to notify at least one of the plurality of users included in the group of the content selected by the selection unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324200 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, GAME DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - To run a game in which a life object indicating the value of a life parameter shared by player characters is displayed on a display unit and the life parameter is reduced for an amount equivalent to a damage from which a player character suffers, when at least one of the player character is attacked within an attack invalidation period that starts when one of the player characters is attacked, the life parameter is reduced only for an amount equivalent to the damage that triggers the start of the attack invalidation period. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324045 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a communication device including a first wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus including a second wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication, a processing part performing processing concerning input or output of information, a restriction part, in correspondence to the processing of one of the second wireless communication part and the processing part, restricting the processing of the other, and an information processing part performing information processing corresponding to a processing result of the second wireless communication part or the processing part whose processing is not restricted by the restriction part. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322845 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PANORAMIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device displays a partial area of a panoramic video on a display device. A display range of the panoramic video to be displayed on the display device is determined based on an input made on a predetermined input device. The information processing device accepts an input of additional information for the panoramic video being displayed on the display device. Moreover, input information is stored in a storage unit, the input information including the additional information and input range information with which it is possible to identify a display range when the additional information was accepted and/or a position within the display range. The information processing device outputs the additional information together with the panoramic video based on the input range information when the panoramic video is played with the additional information having been stored. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322844 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PANORAMIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device displays a partial area of a panoramic video on a display device. The information processing device determines a display range of the panoramic video to be displayed on the display device based on an input made on a predetermined input device. A range and/or a position on a panoramic image is set as a target. Then, the information processing device displays the panoramic video of the display range on the display device, and outputs guide information representing a relationship between the display range and the target. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322843 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PANORAMIC VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device displays a partial area of a panoramic video on a display device. The information processing device obtains range information with which it is possible to identify a display range of the panoramic video to be displayed and/or to identify a position within the display range. The obtained range information is information regarding a display range determined based on an input made on a predetermined input device while the panoramic video is played. Where the panoramic video is output using the display device, the information processing device outputs the panoramic video while changing output content thereof in accordance with the obtained range information. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321648 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus, a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network, and a display control unit which causes the user image to be displayed on at least one of a display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display, and which causes the communication partner image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and the external display. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321568 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - From a panorama moving image storage unit storing a panorama moving image, a panorama moving image is read and sequentially acquired. A display range, of the acquired panorama moving image, which is to be displayed on a display device is set in accordance with an operation made by a user. A sound to be output in synchronization with display of the image on the display device is generated based on the display range. Control of sequentially displaying the display range of the acquired panorama moving image on the display device is performed. Control of outputting the generated sound from the speaker in synchronization with the display of the image on the display device is performed. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321563 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an example system, an information processing apparatus is caused to function as: a user image acquisition unit which acquires a user image captured by using a camera of a portable information processing apparatus; a communication partner image acquisition unit which acquires a communication partner image via a network; and an editable image acquisition unit which acquires an editable image that can be edited by at least one of a user viewing a display of the portable information processing apparatus and a user who is a communication partner; and a display control unit which causes the user image, the communication partner image and the editable image to be displayed on at least one of the display of the portable information processing apparatus and an external display. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321473 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first display controller configured to display selectively on a display a first image and a second image including the first image in a reduced size; and a second display controller configured, while the second display is displayed on the display, to display an indicator image on the display, the indicator image indicating a position of an image to be displayed when display of the second image is changed to display of the first image. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321469 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured to display selectively in a display region of a display device a first image and a second image including the first image, in which second image a display magnification decreases or increases toward an end of the display region. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321451 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information processing device includes: a first display controller that displays a plurality of first objects each corresponding to a content included in a plurality of contents; and a second display controller that displays a plurality of second objects each corresponding to a user associated with at least one content included in the plurality of contents, the user being included in a plurality of users which includes at least one registered user, wherein: a second object of a user is displayed in association with a first object corresponding to a content associated with the user; and a second object of the registered user is distinguishable from an appearance of a second object of an unregistered user. | 12-05-2013 |
20130316819 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - When a predetermined time has elapsed after a handheld game apparatus received “game information” from another handheld game apparatus, a character corresponding to a player of the another handheld game apparatus appears as a passerby in a shopping center in a game world of a game of the handheld game apparatus. The predetermined time is determined based on the positional relationship between the shopping center in the game world and the present position of the player character of the game of the another handheld game apparatus. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316816 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary game device displays on a display a character within a virtual space. A predetermined user operation is received by a touch panel. Further, the CPU moves the character within the virtual space, while the predetermined user operation is received by the touch panel. The CPU causes the character to make a predetermined motion and bring back the position of the character to the position before the character is moved, when a period from the start to the end of the predetermined user operation is shorter than a predetermined period. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316815 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - In a game system, a first game screen obtained by a first virtual camera taking an operation target object in a first direction is displayed on a first display section, and a second game screen obtained by a second virtual camera taking the operation target object in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction is displayed on a second display section different from the first display section. The operation target object is controlled to move in a predetermined direction in a virtual space in accordance with an input direction detected based on input to an operation section. At a predetermined timing based on game processing, a direction in which the first virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object and a direction in which the second virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object are switched therebetween. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314608 | CONTROLLER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An object is to appropriately transmit operation data from a controller device to an information processing device. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with the information processing device. The controller device includes a generating unit, a communication unit, and a display unit. The generating unit generates operation data based on an operation performed on the controller device. The communication unit receives one image's worth of image data from the information processing device with a first frequency, the image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on the operation data, and transmits the operation data to the information processing device with a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The display unit displays an image based on the image data. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314578 | Device Including Touchscreen - An example device includes at least one camera, a touchscreen and a display controller. The display controller is configured to concurrently display on the touchscreen (i) a first button operable for taking a picture using the camera, and (ii) a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first button overlaps the real time image. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314577 | Camera Device - An example device includes first and second oppositely facing cameras and a user interface configured to concurrently display (i) a real time image captured by one of the first and second cameras and (ii) first, second and third buttons. The first button is operable for taking a picture using one of the cameras, the second button is operable for displaying a stored picture, and the third button is operable for switching between the first and second cameras. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314570 | Device Including Touch-Screen Interface - An example device includes at least one camera, a memory, a processing system, and a user interface. The user interface includes concurrently displayed first and second buttons, the first button operable for taking a picture using the camera and the second button operable for launching a picture editing application. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314506 | Camera Device - An example device includes first and second cameras and a touchscreen user interface configured to concurrently display first and second buttons and a real time image captured by the selected one of the cameras. The first button is operable for selecting between the first and second cameras, and the second button is operable for taking a picture using the selected one of the cameras. | 11-28-2013 |