Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090135138 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON AND INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device comprises 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. | 05-28-2009 |
20100041478 | Game program - A CPU core determines whether a stick is in contact with a touch panel based on an output signal from the touch panel; if not in contact, a gazing point of a virtual camera is moved to a collective center of masses for objects; on the other hand, if the stick is in contact with the touch panel, setting values for the camera are fixed, an operation target object is caused to appear at a position, in a game space, corresponding to touch coordinates, and, then, the operation target object is moved in accordance with a dragging operation from a player; the setting values for the camera are fixed until the stick detaches from the touch panel; and, accordingly, when the player moves an arbitrary object in the three dimensional game space by operating the touch panel, the player can accurately move the object to an intended point. | 02-18-2010 |
20100091038 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON AND NPUT 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. | 04-15-2010 |
20130103747 | POSTED INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, SERVER, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary information-processing device includes: an executing unit configured to execute an application program; a storage unit configured to store usage information or progress information, the usage information showing a usage status of the application program, the progress information showing a progress status of the application program; a generating unit configured to generate posted information relating to the application program, based on an input by a user; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit to a server the posted information along with first information, the first information being based on the usage information or the progress information that is stored in the first storage unit and corresponds to the application program. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103748 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an example information processing system including a server and at least one apparatus capable of communicating with the server, the apparatus includes at least an application execution unit. The application execution unit executes a predetermined application. The system includes, by either one of the apparatus and the server or by a cooperation of the apparatus and the server, an execution state determination unit and a writing management unit. The execution state determination unit determines whether or not a state of the execution performed by the application execution unit has satisfied a predetermined condition. The writing management unit, when the state has satisfied the predetermined condition, permits a user of the apparatus to write in information managed by the server. | 04-25-2013 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |