Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, computer-readable recording medium storing the same program, data structure, information processing server, and information processing terminal

A computer including a processor operating under the control of an information processing program, which causes the computer to execute actions, comprising:

• executing at least one selected application for interactive gameplay by a user, where interactive gameplay by a user includes moving player objects versus other game objects in response to the user providing input commands via a game controller to a circuit operating to execute the at least one selected application during the interactive gameplay;
• storing group information, the group information including a plurality of sets of associated elements concerning the at least one selected application being executed, each set of associated elements including:
• (i) a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents a respective execution status of one of a plurality of sections of the at least one selected application program, where each one of the plurality of sections is a respective different stage at a respective different point of execution in the at least one selected application program,
• (ii) a plurality of pieces of content information, each of which represents one of a plurality of pieces of content for a respective one of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, including one or more images used in the execution of the at least one selected application, and
• (iii) group identification information identifying respective groups, which are the respective sets of associated elements, to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong;
• generating, based on the group information, menu information which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups such that the user may select one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay;
• storing the user's selection of the one or more of the plurality of sections to identify and create a user-specified group game made from the one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application;
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• executing the user-specified group game by executing the selected one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay on a preferential basis using the execution status information associated with the content information included in the at least one of the groups.

An information processing server comprising:

• a circuit operating to execute at least one selected application for interactive gameplay by a user, where interactive gameplay by a user includes moving player objects versus other game objects in response to the user providing input commands via a game controller to the circuit operating to execute the at least one selected application during the interactive gameplay;
• a circuit operating to acquire group information, the group information including a plurality of sets of associated elements concerning the at least one selected application being executed, each set of associated elements including:
• (i) a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents a respective execution status of one of a plurality of sections of the at least one selected application program, where each one of the plurality of sections is a respective different stage at a respective different point of execution in the at least one selected application program, (ii) a plurality of pieces of content information, each of which represents one of a plurality of pieces of content for a respective one of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, including one or more images used in the execution of the at least one selected application, and (iii) group identification information identifying respective groups, which are the respective sets of associated elements, to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong;
• a circuit operating to generate, based on the group information, menu information which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups, such that the user may select one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay;
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• a circuit operating to store the user's selection of the one or more of the plurality of sections to identify and create a user-specified group game made from the one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application,
• wherein the circuit operating to execute executes the user-specified group game by executing the selected one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay on a preferential basis using the execution status information associated with the content information included in the at least one of the groups.

An information processing terminal comprising:

• a circuit operating to receive information concerning an execution of at least one selected application for interactive gameplay by a user, where interactive gameplay by a user includes moving player objects versus other game objects in response to the user providing input commands via a game controller to a circuit operating to execute the at least one selected application during the interactive gameplay;
• a circuit operating to acquire menu information which displays content information included in at least one of groups based on group information, the group information including a plurality of sets of associated elements concerning the at least one selected application being executed, each set of associated elements including:
• (i) a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents a respective execution status of one of a plurality of sections of the at least one selected application program, where each one of the plurality of sections is a respective different stage at a respective different point of execution in the at least one selected application program, (ii) a plurality of pieces of content information, each of which represents one of a plurality of pieces of content for a respective one of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, including one or more images used in the execution of the at least one selected application, and (iii) group identification information identifying respective groups, which are the respective sets of associated elements, to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong;
• a display operating to display, based on the group information, the acquired menu information, which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups such that the user may select one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay;
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• a circuit operating to store the user's selection of the one or more of the plurality of sections to identify and create a user-specified group game made from the one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application,
• wherein the circuit operating to execute executes the user-specified group game by executing the selected one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay on a preferential basis using the execution status information associated with the content information included in the at least one of the groups.

An information processing method comprising:

• executing at least one selected application for interactive gameplay by a user using a circuit operating to execute, where interactive gameplay by a user includes moving player objects versus other game objects in response to the user providing input commands via a game controller to the circuit operating to execute the at least one selected application during the interactive gameplay;
• storing group information, the group information including a plurality of sets of associated elements concerning the at least one selected application being executed, each set of associated elements including:
• (i) a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents a respective execution status of one of a plurality of sections of the at least one selected application program, where each one of the plurality of sections is a respective different stage at a respective different point of execution in the at least one selected application program,
• (ii) a plurality of pieces of content information, each of which represents one of a plurality of pieces of content for a respective one of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, including one or more images used in the execution of the at least one selected application, and
• (iii) group identification information identifying respective groups, which are the respective sets of associated elements, to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong;
• generating, based on the group information, menu information which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups such that the user may select the one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay;
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• storing the user's selection of the one or more of the plurality of sections to identify and create a user-specified group game made from the one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application,
• wherein the executing includes executing the user-specified group game by executing the selected one or more of the plurality of sections of the at least one selected application for interactive gameplay on a preferential basis using the execution status information associated with the content information included in the at least one of the groups.