Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information processing method to be adopted by an information processing apparatus including:

• a communication section configured to acquire application programs from external apparatus;
• a memory used for storing at least an application program and information relevant to said application program;
• an application execution section configured to execute said application program stored in said memory;
• and
• a control section configured to determine other application programs to be recommended in the course of execution of said application program in said application execution section, wherein
• information stored in said memory as said information relevant to said application program includes first relevant information and second relevant information which are used for determining said other application programs to be recommended in the course of execution of said application program in said application execution section, and
• said information processing method carried out to drive said control section comprises the steps of:
• selecting first recommended application programs from application programs already stored in said memory on the basis of said first relevant information related to said application program being executed by said application execution section;
• acquiring information on second recommended application programs on the basis of said second relevant information related to said application program being executed by said application execution section from said external apparatus by way of said communication section;
• and
• carrying out a process to output information on said first recommended application programs and said second recommended application programs as application recommending information.