Emulator using analysis of displayed image to determine execution status

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a reader configured to read a game program capable of being executed by any other information processing apparatus having a configuration different from the own and execution situation information indicating an execution situation at a given execution position of the game program;
• an emulator configured to emulate, by using the execution situation information, the game program with starting at the given execution position;
• a judgment part configured to judge an execution situation of the game program to be emulated;
• and
• a changing part configured to change, when it is judged that the execution situation of the game program satisfies a condition set forth in advance, an execution status of the emulator;
• wherein
• a game implemented by the game program includes a plurality of scenes each having a respective beginning,
• the execution situation information is information representing a state, during play of the game, in a given scene of the plurality of the scenes, and
• the emulator is configured to execute processing with starting at a middle part of another of the plurality of scenes based on the execution situation information representing the state, during play of the game, in the given scene of the plurality of scenes.

A system comprising:

• an information processing system, including a computer processor, the information processing system being configured at least to perform:
• reading a game program capable of being executed by any other information processing system having a configuration different from the own and execution situation information indicating an execution situation at a given execution position of the game program;
• emulating, by using the execution situation information, the game program with starting at the given execution position;
• judging an execution situation of the game program to be emulated;
• and
• changing, when it is judged that the execution situation of the game program satisfies a condition set forth in advance, an execution status of the emulating;
• wherein
• a game implemented by the game program includes a plurality of scenes each having a respective beginning,
• the execution situation information is information representing a state, during play of the game, in a given scene of the plurality of scenes, and
• the emulating executes processing with starting at a middle part of another of the plurality of scenes based on the execution situation information representing the state, during play of the game, in the given scene of the plurality scenes.

An information processing method to be executed by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• reading a game program capable of being executed by any other information processing apparatus having a configuration different from the own and execution situation information at a given execution position of the game program;
• emulating the game program with starting at the given execution position by using the execution situation information;
• judging the execution situation of the game program;
• and
• changing the execution status of the game program when it is judged that the execution situation of the game program satisfies a condition set forth in advance, wherein
• a game implemented by the game program includes a plurality of scenes each having a respective beginning,
• the execution situation information is information representing a state, during play of the game, in a given scene of the plurality of scenes, and
• the emulating includes executing processing with starting at a middle part of another of the plurality of scenes based on the execution situation information representing the state, during play of the game, in the given scene of the plurality of scenes.