INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20160364178A1
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: KOBAYASHI, Shunsuke, IZUNO, Toshiharu, OTANI, Akira, KIRA, Satoshi, IWASAKI, Jun
• Application Number:
  US14/839,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364178A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A non-limiting example game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU performs a non-contact communication with an IC tag that is incorporated in a figure by using a non-contact communication module. When card information data is read from each of two figures (EEPROM incorporated in the IC tag) and the same card object is set usable, for example, the card object concerned is changed to a special card object. That is, a special card object is produced.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a communication module configured to perform a non-contact communication with each of a first storage medium and a second storage medium;

a reading module configured to read first data from the first storage medium and read second data from the second storage medium while using the communication module;

an object producing module configured to produce a first object by using the first data and the second data that are read by the reading module; and

a writing module configured to write the first object that is produced by the object producing module in at least one of the first storage medium and the second storage medium while using the communication module.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object producing module is configured to further produce a second object that differs from the first object by using the first data or the second data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first object and the second object are different in ability from each other.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a decision module configured to decide, when the first data is read from the first storage medium or the second data is read from the second storage medium by the reading module, by a predetermined method whether the second data can be succeedingly read from the second storage medium or the first data can be succeedingly read from the first storage medium, wherein

the reading module is configured to read the second data from the second storage medium or the first data from the first storage medium when it is decided by the decision module that it is possible to read the second data from the second storage medium or the first data from the first storage medium,.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a notifying module configured to notify the second storage medium or the first storage medium that is reading candidate when it is decided by the decision module that the second data can be read from the second storage medium or the first data can be read from the first storage medium.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first determination module configured to determine whether the first data read from the first storage medium and the second data read from the second storage medium satisfy a predetermined condition, wherein

the object producing module is configured to produce the first object by using the first data and the second data when it is determined by the first determination module that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second determination module configured to determine whether the first object or the second object stored in the first storage medium and the first object or the second object stored in the second storage medium satisfy a predetermined condition, wherein

the object producing module is configured to produce a third object combining the first objects with each other or a fourth object combining the second objects with each other when it is determined that the first object or the second object stored in the first storage medium and the first object or the second object stored in the second storage medium satisfy the predetermined condition.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the second determination module is executable within a predetermined restriction.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an execution module configured to execute an application, wherein

the first object and the second object can be used in a predetermined scene of the application.

10. An information processing system, comprising:

a communication module configured to perform a non-contact communication with each of a first storage medium and a second storage medium;

a reading module configured to read first data from the first storage medium and read second data from the second storage medium while using the communication module;

an object producing module configured to produce an object by using the first data and the second data that are read by the reading module; and

a writing module configured to write the object that is produced by the object producing module in at least one of the first storage medium and the second storage medium while using the communication module.

11. A non-transitory storage medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer comprising a communication module configured to perform a non-contact communication with each of a first memory and a second memory, wherein the information processing program causes the computer to function as:

a reading module configured to read first data from the first memory and read second data from the second memory while using the communication module;

an object producing module configured to produce an object using the first data and the second data that are read by the reading module; and

a writing module configured to write the object that is produced by the object producing module in at least one of the first memory and the second memory while using the communication module.

12. An information processing method that is executed by a computer comprising a communication module configured to perform a non-contact communication with each of a first storage medium and a second storage medium, wherein the information processing method comprising steps of:

(a) reading first data from the first storage medium and read second data from the second storage medium while using the communication module;

(b) producing an object using the first data and the second data that are read in the step (a); and

(c) writing the object that is produced in the step (b) in at least one of the first storage medium and the second storage medium while using the communication module.