Information processing system, computer-readable non-transitory storage medium, information processing method and information processor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9398070-B2
Application number	US-201514920113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2015
Priority date	Feb 21, 2012
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

Each information processor executes a mission which allows participation of users of a plurality of information processors using wireless communication. While the mission is being executed, a mission beacon including personal score information is repeatedly transmitted to an unspecified apparatus from each of the information processors. Each information processor calculates a total score based on the personal score information included in the mission beacon of each of other information processors and determines whether the mission has been successful or not based on the total score.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing system comprising:
a plurality of computer devices that each include a wireless transceiver and a processing system that includes a memory coupled to at least one processor, the plurality of computer devices including a first computer device and a second computer device,
the processing system of the first computer device programmed to:
execute a first application program which allows another device to participate, on the first computer device,

the processing system of the second computer device programmed to:
execute a second application program on the second computer device; and
send a connectionless transmission, via the wireless transceiver, to unspecified computer device(s), the connectionless transmission including application data related to execution of the second application program on the second computer device,

wherein the processing system of the first computer device is further programmed to receive the connectionless transmission from the second computer device and update execution of application on the first computer device based on the application data,
wherein the connectionless transmission, which includes the application data, that is sent via the wireless transceiver of the second computer device is sent without first establishing a wireless connection.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first computer device executes the first application program using the application data received from the second computer device.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second computer device transmits a beacon at predetermined intervals, thereby transmitting the application data to the unspecified computer device(s).

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first computer device starts the execution of the first application program upon receipt of the application data transmitted to the unspecified computer device(s) from the second computer device.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first application program allows, in a mission started by a user of the first computer device, participation of a user of the second computer device in the middle of the mission.

6. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein:
the application data is data of a progress of the mission currently being executed, and
the first computer device determines an execution result of the mission based on the application data of the progress received from the second computer device by the wireless transceiver.

7. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein:
each of the computer devices selects a mission to be executed from a plurality of missions provided in advance, and
the second computer device transmits mission identification information indicating the mission currently being executed to the unspecified computer device(s) together with the application data.

8. The information processing system according to claim 7 , wherein
the first computer device:
receives the application data and the mission identification information transmitted to the unspecified computer device(s) from the second computer device,
selects, from the plurality of missions provided in advance, a mission corresponding to the received mission identification information as the mission to be executed, and
executes the selected mission.

9. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein the first computer device determines whether or not the mission has been successful based on the application data received from the second computer device.

10. The information processing system according to claim 9 , wherein
the application data is data of a personal score in the mission currently being executed, and
the first computer device determines whether or not the mission has been successful based on respective personal scores of an own computer device and the second computer device.

11. The information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein the first computer device determines whether or not the mission has been successful based on a total score obtained by summing the respective personal scores of the own computer device and the second computer device.

12. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein:
a time limit is set for the mission, and
the second computer device transmits information indicating an end time of the mission currently being executed to the unspecified computer device(s) together with the application data.

13. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first application program is a game application program which executes:
a main game in which each user aims to achieve a main objective in a predetermined game world; and
a mission game in which a single user or a plurality of users together aim to achieve an objective different from the main objective in the same game world as the main game.

14. The information processing system according to claim 13 , wherein:
the second computer device transmits mission identification information indicating a mission currently being executed to the unspecified computer device(s) together with the application data, and
upon reception of the mission identification information transmitted to the unspecified computer device(s) from the second computer device during execution of the main game, the first computer device starts to execute a mission corresponding to the mission identification information in parallel with the main game without suspending the main game.

15. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the application program is a game application program.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for use with a computer device that includes a wireless transceiver and a processing system that includes a memory coupled to at least one hardware processor, the stored computer executable instructions comprising instructions configured to cause the processing system to:
execute a first application program which allows another computer device to participate
receive, via the wireless transceiver, a connectionless transmission transmitted to unspecified computer device(s) from another computer device, the connectionless transmission including application data related to execution of a second application program on the other computer device; and
update execution of the first application program based on the received application data,
wherein the connectionless transmission, which includes the application data, that is sent from the other computer device is sent without first establishing a wireless connection.

17. A method of performed in a computer system that includes a plurality of computer devices that each include a wireless transceiver and a processing system that includes a memory coupled to at least one processor, the plurality of computer devices including a first computer device and a second computer device, the method comprising:
executing, using the processing system of the first computer device, a first application program which allows another device to participate, on the first computer device;
executing, using the processing system of the second computer device, a second application program on the second computer device;
sending a connectionless transmission, via the wireless transceiver of the second computer device, to unspecified computer device(s), the connectionless t

Assignees

• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Saito Masafumi
• Iwasawa Miyuki

Classifications

• A63F13/12 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A63F13/92

  Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing · CPC title

• A63F2300/5566

  by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style · CPC title

• G06F17/30283

  Physics · mapped topic

• A63F2300/204

  the platform being a handheld device · CPC title