Computer-readable storage medium having stored information processing program therein, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

An information processing method used in an information processing apparatus which is capable of transmitting and receiving data including a content, the information processing method comprising:

• receiving, from another information processing apparatus, as identification information, information for identifying a piece of the data of which output is limited;
• constantly and repeatedly updating the identification information in a storage each time the identification information is received;
• transmitting the identification information updated in the storage, to another information processing apparatus;
• transmitting and receiving the data to and from another information processing apparatus;
• among the received data, not outputting the piece of the data that is identified on the basis of the identification information updated in the storage, and outputting a piece of the data that is not identified on the basis of the stored identification information, the information processing method further comprising:
• a server apparatus transmitting identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited to each information processing apparatus, said transmitted identification information being based on identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited which is received from each information processing apparatus, and each information processing apparatus further:
• receiving the identification information transmitted from the server apparatus;
• and each information processing apparatus further performing
• updating the identification information stored in the identification information storage, with the received identification information, wherein
• each information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the server apparatus, and updates the identification information, and wherein
• the data includes a user identifier indicating the user that has created the data, and
• when the number of times of transmission, to the server apparatus, of the user identifier included in the data created using a specific one of the applications exceeds a first threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from the specific application, and when the number of transmission of the user identifier to the server apparatus exceeds a second threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from all the applications regardless of which one of the applications was used for creating the data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program which is executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus which is capable of transmitting and receiving data including a content, the information processing program causing the computer to perform at least:

• receiving, from another information processing apparatus, as identification information, information for identifying a piece of the data of which output is limited;
• constantly and repeatedly updating the identification information in a storage each time the identification information is received;
• transmitting the identification information updated in the storage, to another information processing apparatus;
• transmitting and receiving the data to and from another information processing apparatus;
• receiving the identification information transmitted from a server apparatus;
• the server apparatus transmitting identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited to each information processing apparatus, said transmitted identification information being based on identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited which is received from each information processing apparatus;
• updating the identification information stored in the identification information storage, with the received identification information, and
• among the data received by the data transmission/reception, not outputting the piece of the data that is identified on the basis of the identification information updated in the storage, and outputting a piece of the data that is not identified on the basis of the identification information stored in the identification information storage, wherein
• each information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the server apparatus, and updates the identification information, and wherein
• the data includes a user identifier indicating the user that has created the data, and
• when the number of times of transmission, to the server apparatus, of the user identifier included in the data created using a specific one of the applications exceeds a first threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from the specific application, and when the number of transmission of the user identifier to the server apparatus exceeds a second threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from all the applications regardless of which one of the applications was used for creating the data.

An information processing apparatus which is capable of transmitting and receiving data including a content, the information processing apparatus comprising a computer processor configured to perform at least:

• receiving, from another information processing apparatus, as identification information, information for identifying a piece of the data of which output is limited;
• constantly and repeatedly updating the identification information in a storage each time the identification information is received;
• transmitting the identification information updated in the storage, to another information processing apparatus;
• transmitting and receiving the data to and from another information processing apparatus;
• and
• among the received data, not outputting the piece of the data that is identified on the basis of the identification information updated in the storage, and outputting a piece of the data that is not identified on the basis of the identification information stored in the identification information storage, wherein
• a server apparatus transmits identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited to each information processing apparatus, said transmitted identification information being based on identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited which is received from each information processing apparatus, wherein each information processing apparatus further comprises:
• a server information receiver for receiving the identification information transmitted from the server apparatus;
• and the computer processor of each information processing apparatus further performs
• updating the identification information stored in the identification information storage, with the received identification information, wherein
• each information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the server apparatus, and updates the identification information, and wherein
• the data includes a user identifier indicating the user that has created the data, and
• when the number of times of transmission, to the server apparatus, of the user identifier included in the data created using a specific one of the applications exceeds a first threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from the specific application, and when the number of transmission of the user identifier to the server apparatus exceeds a second threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from all the applications regardless of which one of the applications was used for creating the data.

An information processing system comprising at least a plurality of information processing apparatuses each of which is capable of transmitting and receiving data, each information processing apparatus comprising a computer processor configured to perform at least:

• transmitting and receiving, from another information processing apparatus among the said plurality of information processing apparatuses, and constantly and repeatedly updating in a storage, identification information for identifying data which is not to be outputted, to and from another information processing apparatus, wherein data is not outputted based on a content of said data, wherein
• the information processing system further comprises
• a server apparatus which transmits identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited to each information processing apparatus, said transmitted identification information being based on identification information for identifying a piece of data of which output is limited which is received from each information processing apparatus, wherein each information processing apparatus further comprises:
• a server information receiver for receiving the identification information transmitted from the server apparatus;
• and the computer processor of each information processing apparatus further performs
• updating the identification information stored in the identification information storage, with the received identification information, wherein
• each information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the server apparatus, and updates the identification information, and wherein
• the data includes a user identifier indicating the user that has created the data, and
• when the number of times of transmission, to the server apparatus, of the user identifier included in the data created using a specific one of the applications exceeds a first threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from the specific application, and when the number of transmission of the user identifier to the server apparatus exceeds a second threshold, each information processing apparatus limits output of the data from all the applications regardless of which one of the applications was used for creating the data.