公开(公告)号：US11429363B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16627514

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/52 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: A read-only-memory (ROM) medium in which a file constituting application software and an additional content file are recorded is mounted to a media drive. A recording processing section copies the file recorded in the ROM medium to an auxiliary storage device. After copying the additional content file to the auxiliary storage device, the recording processing section copies the file constituting the application software to the auxiliary storage device. In the case where the additional content file downloaded from a content server is stored in the auxiliary storage device, the application software can utilize both the additional content file copied from the ROM medium to the auxiliary storage device and the additional content file downloaded from the content server into the auxiliary storage device.

公开(公告)号：US11442682B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16966068

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba ,  Masanori Nomura

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  A63F13/49 ,  A63F13/533 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: An entertainment apparatus, a display controlling method and a display controlling program are provided which are capable of presenting a compatibility situation of a program or content with VR display to a user without relying upon representation by a selection target itself from which the program or the content can be identified. A compatibility situation data acquisition unit acquires compatibility situation data indicative of a compatibility situation with virtual reality display of the programs or the content upon selection by the user, the compatibility situation data being different from the selection targets. A screen image generation unit generates, on the basis of the compatibility situation data, the screen image including information indicative of a compatibility situation with virtual reality display of the program to be executed or the content to be reproduced in response to selection from the selection targets. A display controlling unit causes the screen image to be displayed.

公开(公告)号：US11123641B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15878616

申请日：2018-01-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Itsuki Asanuma ,  Makoto Oshita ,  Seiichi Adachi ,  Marc Horne ,  Hidekazu Ii ,  Yoshihiko Suwa ,  Shigeru Enomoto ,  Syunsuke Bamba ,  Kei Sato ,  Kenjiro Komaki ,  Fumikazu Hatanaka

IPC: A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/48 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/478

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a holding unit configured to hold setting information regarding parental control for each user in association with user identification information, and a limit processing unit configured to limit usage of a predetermined function or device by the user on a basis of the setting information held by the holding unit.

公开(公告)号：US20200167142A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16627514

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/52

Abstract: A read-only-memory (ROM) medium in which a file constituting application software and an additional content file are recorded is mounted to a media drive. A recording processing section copies the file recorded in the ROM medium to an auxiliary storage device. After copying the additional content file to the auxiliary storage device, the recording processing section copies the file constituting the application software to the auxiliary storage device. In the case where the additional content file downloaded from a content server is stored in the auxiliary storage device, the application software can utilize both the additional content file copied from the ROM medium to the auxiliary storage device and the additional content file downloaded from the content server into the auxiliary storage device.

公开(公告)号：US12271619B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17612107

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba ,  Makoto Sunayama ,  Masaki Takahashi ,  Keiichi Aoki

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: A reading-out section 108 is capable of reading out files recorded in a first auxiliary storage device 2a and a second auxiliary storage device 2b. A recording management section 106 moves a file of an application recorded in the second auxiliary storage device 2b to the first auxiliary storage device 2a. An application execution section 102 executes the application by using the file moved to the first auxiliary storage device 2a.

公开(公告)号：US20180353865A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15747467

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F13/34

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an execution section that executes a game program in response to operation information of a first user, an acceptance section that accepts a viewing request from other user, and a delivery processing section that sends game image data. An information processing apparatus includes a display processing section for displaying information about a game being played by the first user and a request transmission section for sending a viewing request to the information processing apparatus. The display processing section displays an operation area for sending a viewing request to the information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is not sending game image data.

公开(公告)号：US20180039491A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15556214

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba ,  Akitsugu Tsuchiya

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F13/10

Abstract: In a video image generation device connected to a peripheral device via a video image relay device, a version acquisition unit acquires from the video image relay device information related to version of firmware installed in the video image relay device. If the version of the firmware installed in the video image relay device is older than version of firmware requested by basic software installed in the video image generation device, an update request unit supplies the video image relay device with firmware for the relay device included in the basic software in order to update accordingly the firmware installed in the video image relay device.

公开(公告)号：US20200222812A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16621875

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Masaki Takahashi ,  Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: A63F13/77 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: A language information retention section retains working language information for specifying a user-selected working language in an information processing apparatus. A download processing section downloads application software into an auxiliary storage apparatus. The download processing section acquires a data region in the auxiliary storage apparatus as needed for an application body and language-dependent files for a working language before the start of an application software download, and then executes the application software download. In a case where the working language used by an application is changed, the download processing section confirms whether or not a data region for language-dependent files for the changed working language can be acquired in the auxiliary storage apparatus 2.

公开(公告)号：US10300396B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15552908

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Akitsugu Tsuchiya ,  Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/493

Abstract: A game apparatus is provided which promotes use of a function suitable for a user in response to a usage situation of a function provided in the game apparatus. The game apparatus includes a function usage situation management table for managing a usage situation of a function provided in the game apparatus by a user, a condition decision unit for deciding, in response to the usage situation of the function by the user, whether or not each of a plurality of messages regarding the function stored in an associated relationship with given instructions by the user is to be displayed in response to the corresponding given instruction, and a message display controlling unit for displaying one of the plurality of messages which is decided so as to be displayed in response to the given instruction by the user.

公开(公告)号：US11992776B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17439841

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba ,  Makoto Sunayama

IPC: A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/95

CPC classification number: A63F13/95 ,  A63F13/533 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F2300/552

Abstract: A play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a screen image for selecting a play mode relating to installation of game software 70. An installation execution section 110 installs game software into a storage device. When the game software is to be installed for the first time, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a first selection screen image for selecting a play mode to install first from a plurality of play modes. Thereafter, the play mode selection screen image displaying section 108 displays a second selection screen image for selecting a play mode not to install or a play mode to install.