INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- application execution means for executing an application program;
metadata storage means for storing metadata corresponding to the application program;
input means for receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user;
selection means for selecting the metadata stored by the metadata storage means, in accordance with an operation of the user;
transmission means for transmitting the message received by the input means and the metadata selected by the selection means to said another information processing apparatus;
reception means for receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing apparatus; and
information output means for outputting the message and the metadata received by the reception means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: application execution means for executing an application program; metadata storage means for storing metadata corresponding to the application program; input means for receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user; selection means for selecting the metadata stored by the metadata storage means, in accordance with an operation of the user; transmission means for transmitting the message received by the input means and the metadata selected by the selection means to another information processing apparatus; reception means for receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing apparatus; and information output means for outputting the message and the metadata received by the reception means.
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21 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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application execution means for executing an application program; metadata storage means for storing metadata corresponding to the application program; input means for receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user; selection means for selecting the metadata stored by the metadata storage means, in accordance with an operation of the user; transmission means for transmitting the message received by the input means and the metadata selected by the selection means to said another information processing apparatus; reception means for receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing apparatus; and information output means for outputting the message and the metadata received by the reception means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information processing system capable of communicating with another information processing system, the information processing system comprising:
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application execution means for executing an application program; metadata storage means for storing metadata corresponding to the application program; input means for receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user; selection means for selecting the metadata stored by the metadata storage means, in accordance with an operation of the user; transmission means for transmitting the message received by the input means and the metadata selected by the selection means to said another information processing system; reception means for receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing system; and information output means for outputting the message and the metadata received by the reception means.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus, the information processing program causing the computer to function as:
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application execution means for executing an application program; metadata storage means for storing metadata corresponding to the application program; input means for receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user; selection means for selecting the metadata stored by the metadata storage means, in accordance with an operation of the user; transmission means for transmitting the message received by the input means and the metadata selected by the selection means to said another information processing apparatus; reception means for receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing apparatus; and information output means for outputting the message and the metadata received by the reception means.
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21. An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:
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an application execution step of executing an application program; a metadata storage step of storing metadata corresponding to the application program; an input step of receiving a message input by a user based on an operation of the user; a selection step of selecting the metadata stored in the metadata storage step, in accordance with an operation of the user; a transmission step of transmitting the message received in the input step and the metadata selected in the selection step to said another information processing apparatus; a reception step of receiving a message and metadata corresponding to an application program from said another information processing apparatus; and an information output step of outputting the message and the metadata received in the reception step.
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