INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING IMPROVED USABILITY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH PROGRAM READABLE BY COMPUTER OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20180133602A1
• Filed: 10/02/2017
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: MIWA, Naoki, YASUDA, Shumpei, TAKENAKA, Shinji, ONO, Sumikazu, ITANI, Kiyomi, OIWA, Ryota
• Granted Patent: US 10,434,424 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/23 for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/843 involving concurrently two or more players on the same game device, e.g. requiring the use of a plurality of controllers or of a specific view of game data for each player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/98 Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity

Abstract

An information processing system includes an operation apparatus and a main body apparatus which is capable of communicating with the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus includes an operation portion and a transmitter which transmits operation data to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a receiver which receives operation data and a controller. The controller sets any of a first mode in which first information processing is performed based on the received operation data and a second mode in which second information processing is performed based on the operation data while a first application is executed, makes transition from execution of the first application to execution of a second application, and maintains a set mode when transition to execution of the second application is made and changes from one set mode to the other mode when a prescribed condition is satisfied.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus which is capable of communicating with an operation apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a receiver which receives operation data representing an operation by a user onto the operation apparatus; and

a controller,

the controller

setting any of a first mode in which first information processing is performed based on the received operation data and a second mode in which second information processing is performed based on the operation data while a first application is executed,

making transition from execution of the first application to execution of a second application, and

maintaining a set mode when transition to execution of the second application is made and changing from one set mode to the other mode when a prescribed condition is satisfied.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first information processing is prescribed processing based on the operation data, and

the second information processing is prescribed processing which converts the operation data into converted operation data and is based on the converted operation data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

first operation data representing a first operation in the first mode and the converted operation data resulting from conversion of second operation data representing a second operation in the second mode are identical to each other.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller makes transition from execution of the first application to execution of the second application based on the operation data received by the receiver.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the prescribed condition corresponds to a prescribed operation by the user.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller makes transition from execution of the second application to a sleep mode, and

the prescribed condition is return from the sleep mode.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller executes the second application at start-up and sets the first mode at the start-up.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the second application includes an application program for showing a menu screen in which a plurality of the first applications can selectively be executed.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first application includes a game application program, and

the second application includes an application program for showing a menu screen in which a plurality of game application programs can selectively be executed.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller executes a system application stored in advance in a main body of the information processing apparatus, and

the first application indicates execution of the system application.

11. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which is capable of communicating with an operation apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving operation data representing an operation by a user onto the operation apparatus;

setting any of a first mode in which first information processing is performed based on the operation data and a second mode in which second information processing is performed based on the operation data while a first application is executed;

making transition from execution of the first application to execution of a second application; and

changing from set one mode to the other mode when transition to execution of the second application is made and a prescribed condition is satisfied.

12. An information processing system comprising:

an operation apparatus; and

an information processing apparatus which is capable of communicating with the operation apparatus,

the operation apparatus including

an operation portion, and

a transmitter which transmits operation data representing an operation by a user onto the operation portion to the information processing apparatus,

the information processing apparatus including

a receiver which receives the operation data from the operation apparatus, and

a controller,

the controller

setting any of a first mode in which first information processing is performed based on the operation data and a second mode in which second information processing is performed based on the operation data while a first application is executed,

making transition from execution of the first application to execution of a second application, and

maintaining a set mode when transition to execution of the second application is made and changing from one set mode to the other mode when a prescribed condition is satisfied.