CONTENT-RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20170080334A1
• Filed: 10/07/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ooya, Kazuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,112,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/31 Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/323 between game devices with different hardware characteristics, e.g. hand-held game devices connectable to game consoles or arcade machines
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• 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: A63F 2300/303 for displaying additional data, e.g. simulating a Head Up Display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/403 Connection between platform and handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/554 by saving game or status data
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history

Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for displaying content are provided. According to a content-related information display system, a first memory stores content. A first processor outputs a drawing command for displaying the content on a first display, and generates progress status information which is related to a progress status of the content. A second memory stores content-related information which is related to the content. A second processor specifies the content-related information to be displayed on a second display. The content-related information is specified according to the progress status information generated by the first processor. More detailed information is displayed on the second display than on the first display.

Claims

1. A content-related information display system, comprising:

a first memory that stores content;

a first processor that outputs a drawing command for displaying the content on a first display, and generates progress status information which is related to a progress status of the content;

a second memory that stores content-related information which is related to the content; and

a second processor that specifies the content-related information to be displayed on a second display, the content-related information being specified according to the progress status information generated by the first processor,

wherein more detailed information is displayed on the second display than on the first display.

2. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first apparatus that includes the first memory, the first processor, and the first display, the first apparatus displaying the content on the first display; and

a second apparatus that includes the second memory, the second processor, and the second display, the second apparatus displaying the content-related information on the second display,

wherein the second apparatus is connectable to the first apparatus by one of a communication line and a communication network, and

the first apparatus transmits the progress status information to the second apparatus via the one of the communication line and the communication network.

3. The content-related information display system according to claim 2, wherein the first apparatus is a video game apparatus, and the content is a video game program.

4. The content-related information display system according to claim 2, wherein the second apparatus is a portable video game apparatus terminal.

5. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the first processor generates the progress status information and the second processor specifies the content-related information in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied in relation to the progress status of the content.

6. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the first processor generates the progress status information and the second processor specifies the content-related information in response to a specific operation being received by the processor in relation to the progress status of the content.

7. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the content-related information to be displayed on the second display includes a detailed map of a virtual space related to the content.

8. The content-related information display system according to claim 7,

wherein the content is a video game program, and

the detailed map of the virtual space relates to an area in which a player character of the video game program moves.

9. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the content-related information to be displayed on the second display includes a status or an ability of a character in the content.

10. The content-related information display system according to claim 9,

wherein the content is a video game program, and

the status or the ability of the character relates to an opponent character in the video game program.

11. The content-related information display system according to claim 9,

wherein the content is a video game program progressed by a player, and

the status or the ability of the character relates to an opponent character which a player character encounters in the video game program, the player character being controlled by the player.

12. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the progress status information that is generated by the first processor includes position coordinates relating to the progress status of the content.

13. The content-related information display system according to claim 12,

wherein the content is a video game program progressed by a player in a virtual space, and

the position coordinates correspond to a position of a player character in the virtual space, the player character being controlled by the player.

14. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the progress status of the content includes a menu screen being opened, the second processor specifies detailed information corresponding to the menu screen as the content-related information to be displayed on the second display.

15. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, wherein the second processor specifies the content-related information to be displayed on the second display when the progress status of the content is paused.

16. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first apparatus that includes the first memory, the first processor, and the first display; and

a second apparatus that includes the second memory, the second processor, and the second display,

wherein the content-related information stored in the second memory includes registration information unique to the first apparatus,

the progress status information generated by the first processor includes identification information, and

the second processor specifies the content-related information to be displayed on the second display when the identification information matches the registration information.

17. The content-related information display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a terminal apparatus that includes the first memory, the first processor, the first display, the second memory, the second processor, and the second display,

wherein the content is displayed on the first display, and

the content-related information is displayed on the second display

18. A method for displaying content on a first display, and displaying content-related information related to the content being displayed on the first display on a second display, the method comprising:

reading, with a first processor, the content from a first memory for displaying the content on the first display;

generating, with the first processor, progress status information which is related to a progress status of the content;

specifying, with a second processor and from a second memory, the content-related information to be displayed on the second display, the content-related information being specified according to the progress status information,

wherein more detailed information is displayed on the second display than on the first display.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which is executed by a server apparatus, and which causes the server apparatus to serve as:

a memory that stores content;

a processor that outputs a drawing command for displaying the content on a first display, and generates progress status information which is related to a progress status of the content,

wherein the progress status information is transmitted to a second apparatus for displaying content-related information on a second display, the content-related information being specified according to the progress status information, and

more detailed information is displayed on the second display than on the first display.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which is executed by a client apparatus, and which causes the client apparatus to serve as:

a memory that stores content-related information which is related to a content displayed on a first display;

a processor that specifies the content-related information to be displayed on a second display, the content-related information being specified according to a progress status information related to a progress status of the content, the progress status information being generated by a server apparatus,

wherein more detailed information is displayed on the second display than on the first display.