公开(公告)号：US10782957B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15556214

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba ,  Akitsugu Tsuchiya

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F8/71 ,  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：US10751631B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15747467

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Syunsuke Bamba

IPC: A63F13/86 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/34 ,  A63F13/87

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.