Information processing apparatus and application execution method

An application execution method, comprising:

• acquiring a picked up image obtained by picking up a real space;
• referring to an event list in which time information and physical solid image information are associated with an event to determine whether an image corresponding to the physical solid image information included in the event list is included in the picked up image picked up within a time zone specified by the time information included in the event list;
• determining, when it is determined that an image corresponding to the physical solid image information is included in the picked up image, that an event starting condition is satisfied;
• and
• starting processing of an application associated with the event whose starting condition is satisfied.

An information processing apparatus which presents a virtual object in a superposed relationship with a real space, comprising:

• a mounted type display unit configured to display the virtual object so as to be observed by a user in the real space;
• an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of the real space;
• an image processing section configured to specify a real physical solid image included in the picked up image;
• a recording unit configured to record the specified real physical solid image or a mark image corresponding to the real physical solid image as a physical solid image;
• and
• a display processing section configured to display the physical solid image on the mounted type display unit.