Information processing apparatus and information processing system
AssigneeSony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorsKenichi lmai, Shigeru Enomoto, Hiroshi Saito, Toshimasa Aoki, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Abstract
When an acquisition unit acquires image data of a game being played on another information processing apparatus, a display processing unit displays, using the acquired image data, an image of game play. A participation processing unit allows a user to join the game being played on the other information processing apparatus, and an execution unit activates game software after it is determined that the user joins the game. While the execution unit is activating the game software, the display processing unit continues to display the image of the game play.
Claims7
An information processing apparatus operated by a user, comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data of a game being played on another information processing apparatus;
- a display processing unit configured to display an image of game play using the acquired image data;
- a participation processing unit configured to allow the user to join the game being played on the other information processing apparatus;
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- an execution unit configured to activate game software after it is determined that the user joins the game,
- wherein the display processing unit displays the image of the game play while the execution unit is activating the game software.
A computer program embedded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, comprising:
- a module configured to acquire image data of a game being played on another computer;
- a module configured to display an image of game play using the acquired image data;
- a module configured to allow a user to join the game being played on the other computer;
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- a module configured to activate game software after it is determined that the user joins the game,
- wherein the module configured to display an image of game play displays the image of the game play while the game software is being activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.