Information processing system, computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- a plurality of information processing apparatuses each having a wireless communication function,each information processing apparatus having a computer processor configured to;
acquire operation information of a user;
execute game processing based on the acquired operation information to move a game character in a game world displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus;
in response to the game character being moved to a predetermined area of the game world on the display, starting to repeatedly search, by using a short distance wireless communication function to wirelessly transmit messages while the game processing is being executed, for other unspecified information processing apparatuses that are present within short-distance wireless communication range of the information processing apparatus, and, in response to the game character being moved from the predetermined area to outside the predetermined area, discontinuing the repeated searching;
establish a connection between the information processing apparatus and one or more of the other unspecified information processing apparatuses found by the search; and
execute a communication game to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the acquired operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus acquires operation information of a user, and executes an application based on the operation information. While the application is being executed, the information processing apparatus repeatedly searches for other unspecified information processing apparatuses by using a wireless communication function, and establishes a connection with the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses having been searched for. The information processing apparatus executes a communication application to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.
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16 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a plurality of information processing apparatuses each having a wireless communication function, each information processing apparatus having a computer processor configured to; acquire operation information of a user; execute game processing based on the acquired operation information to move a game character in a game world displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus; in response to the game character being moved to a predetermined area of the game world on the display, starting to repeatedly search, by using a short distance wireless communication function to wirelessly transmit messages while the game processing is being executed, for other unspecified information processing apparatuses that are present within short-distance wireless communication range of the information processing apparatus, and, in response to the game character being moved from the predetermined area to outside the predetermined area, discontinuing the repeated searching; establish a connection between the information processing apparatus and one or more of the other unspecified information processing apparatuses found by the search; and execute a communication game to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the acquired operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program causing a computer of an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function to be configured to:
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acquire operation information of a user; execute game processing based on the acquired operation information to move a game character in a game world displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus; in response to the game character being moved to a predetermined area of the game world on the display, starting to repeatedly search, by using a short distance wireless communication function to wirelessly transmit messages while the game processing is being executed, for other unspecified information processing apparatuses that are present within short-distance wireless communication range of the information processing apparatus, and, in response to the game character being moved from the predetermined area to outside the predetermined area, discontinuing the repeated searching; establish a connection between the information processing apparatus and one or more of the other unspecified information processing apparatuses found by the search; and execute a communication game to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the acquired operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.
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15. An information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function, which is a computer processor configured to:
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acquire operation information of a user; execute game processing based on the acquired operation information to move a game character in the game world displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus; in response to the game character being moved to a predetermined area of the game world on the display, starting to repeatedly search, by using a short distance wireless communication function to wirelessly transmit messages while the game processing is being executed, for other unspecified information processing apparatuses that are present within short-distance wireless communication range of the information processing apparatus, and, in response to the game character being moved from the predetermined area to outside the predetermined area, discontinuing the repeated searching; establish a connection between the information processing apparatus and one or more of the other unspecified information processing apparatuses found by the search; and execute a game application to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the acquired operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.
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16. An information processing method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a wireless communication function, the method comprising:
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acquiring operation information of a user; executing game processing based on the acquired operation information to move a game character in the game world displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus; in response to the game character being moved to a predetermined area of the game world on the display, starting to repeatedly search, by using a short distance wireless communication function to wirelessly transmit messages while the game processing is being executed, for other unspecified information processing apparatuses that are present within short-distance wireless communication range of the information processing apparatus, and, in response to the game character being moved from the predetermined area to outside the predetermined area, discontinuing the repeated searching; establishing a connection between the information processing apparatus and one or more of the other unspecified information processing apparatuses found by the search; and executing a communication game to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the acquired operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.
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