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US 10,255,022 B2Granted
Information processing system, electronic device, image file playing method, and generation method for displaying a screenshot of an image file including a link to a webpage for downloading an application program
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorMasaki Takahashi
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Abstract
A reception unit receives an image file from other electronic device. A display processing unit displays an image related to acquisition of content together with a content image if content identification information is included in an acquired image file. The display processing unit displays, as an image relating to acquisition of content, a link button which permits access to a content server.
Claims7
An information processing system comprising:
- a first electronic device of a first user, including:
- an execution unit adapted to operate in conjunction with a network server to execute an application program in accordance with input commands from the first user, where the application program is a game application that provides the first user with a virtual interactive gameplay experience in accordance with the commands;
- a display unit adapted to display images for the first user in response to the execution of the application program;
- a screenshot extraction unit adapted to extract an image file containing a screenshot from the displayed images and an identifier of the application program from which the screenshot was obtained, where the screenshot is extracted in response to a screenshot command from the first user during the interactive gameplay;
- a storage medium in which the image file is stored;
- and
- a transmission unit adapted to transmit the image file to the network server;
- and
- a second electronic device of a second user, including:
- a reception unit adapted to receive the image file from the network server;
- and
- a display processing unit adapted to display the screenshot of the image file to the second user and, based on the identifier, a link to a webpage from which the application program may be downloaded by the second user,
- wherein the identifier at least one of includes and generates the link to the webpage.
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A network server, comprising:
- an execution unit adapted to operate in conjunction with a first client device of a first user to execute an application program in accordance with input commands from the first user, where the application program is a game application that provides the first user with a virtual interactive gameplay experience in accordance with the commands, such that a display of the first client device displays images for the first user in response to the execution of the application program;
- a transmission unit adapted to transmit an identifier of the application program to the first client device such that an image file containing a screenshot from the displayed images and the identifier may be extracted by the first client device and stored;
- a receiving unit adapted to receive the image file from the first client device over a network;
- the transmission unit being further adapted to transmit the image file to a second client device of a second user in response to a request, such that the screenshot of the image file may be displayed for the second user of the second client device, and, based on the identifier, a link may be displayed to a webpage from which the application program may be downloaded,
- wherein the identifier at least one of includes and generates the link to the webpage.
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A method, comprising:
- operating a network server in conjunction with a first client device of a first user to execute an application program in accordance with input commands from the first user, where the application program is a game application that provides the first user with a virtual interactive gameplay experience in accordance with the commands, such that a display of the first client device displays images for the first user in response to the execution of the application program;
- transmitting an identifier of the application program from the network server to the first client device such that an image file containing a screenshot from the displayed images and the identifier may be extracted by the first client device and stored;
- receiving the image file at the network server from the first client device over a network;
- transmitting the image file from the network server to a second client device of a second user in response to a request, such that the screenshot of the image file may be displayed for the second user of the second client device, and, based on the identifier, a link may be displayed to a webpage from which the application program may be downloaded,
- wherein the identifier at least one of includes and generates the link to the webpage.
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A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a network server having a microprocessor thereon, causes the network server to carry out actions, comprising:
- operating in conjunction with a first client device of a first user to execute an application program in accordance with input commands from the first user, where the application program is a game application that provides the first user with a virtual interactive gameplay experience in accordance with the commands, such that a display of the first client device displays images for the first user in response to the execution of the application program;
- transmitting an identifier of the application program to the first client device such that an image file containing a screenshot from the displayed images and the identifier may be extracted by the first client device and stored;
- receiving the image file from the first client device over a network;
- transmitting the image file to a second client device of a second user in response to a request, such that the screenshot of the image file may be displayed for the second user of the second client device, and, based on the identifier, a link may be displayed to a webpage from which the application program may be downloaded,
- wherein the identifier at least one of includes and generates the link to the webpage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.