System and method for accessing content

• US 9,058,062 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Kurisu, Yoshiomi, Ootsubo, Hironao
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEUNG, CALVIN K
• Application Number:
  US12/767,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20110263321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,877 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224

Abstract

Example systems and methods for facilitating access to stored content using a computer system comprising multiple non-alphanumeric buttons involve converting at least a portion of an identifier associated with the content to a code comprising a combination of one or more of the non-alphanumeric buttons. The code is stored along with access information for accessing the content and the access information is provided in response to receipt of the code.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating access to stored content using an information processing system comprising multiple physical buttons including one or more non-alphanumeric buttons, the method comprising using a programmed computer system to perform operations including:

converting a combination of alphanumeric elements of an alphanumeric identifier associated with the stored content to a code comprising a sequence of the non-alphanumeric buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the converting is performed with reference to conversion information defining correspondence between alphanumeric elements of the alphanumeric identifier and the non -alphanumeric physical buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the alphanumeric identifier is generated using a random number generator when the stored content is saved;

storing the code along with access information for accessing the stored content;

communicating the code to the information processing system; and

providing the access information to the information processing system in response to receipt of the code from the information processing system.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the converting converts a number of characters at the end of the alphanumeric identifier to the code.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the number of characters is at least ten.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-alphanumeric buttons include one or more portions of a cross-switch of the information processing system.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is embodied as a hand-held video game system.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access information comprises a uniform resource locator.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access information comprises information for accessing information about an author of the stored content.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access information comprises information for accessing information about a category containing the stored content.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein each non-alphanumeric button of the information processing system corresponds to one of the alphanumeric elements.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein each non-alphanumeric button of the information processing system corresponds to a numeral.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving and outputting the stored content on a display of the information processing system in response a request comprising the access information.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the alphanumeric identifier includes only numbers.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, which when executed, cause a computer to perform operations for facilitating access to stored content using an information processing system comprising multiple physical buttons including one or more non-alphanumeric buttons, the operations comprising:

converting a combination of alphanumeric elements of an alphanumeric identifier associated with the stored content to a code comprising a sequence of the non-alphanumeric buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the converting is performed with reference to conversion information defining correspondence between alphanumeric elements of the alphanumeric identifier and the non-alphanumeric physical buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the alphanumeric identifier is generated using a random number generator when the stored content is saved;

storing the code along with access information for accessing the stored content;

communicating the code to the information processing system; and

providing the access information to the information processing system in response to receipt of the code from the information processing system.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the converting converts a number of characters at the end of the alphanumeric identifier to the code.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the number of characters comprises ten.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the access information comprises a uniform resource locator.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the access information comprises information for accessing the information about an author of the stored content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the access information comprises information for accessing the information about a category containing the stored content.

19. A hand-held information processing system comprising:

a display screen;

an arrangement of one or more buttons including one or more non-alphanumeric buttons;

a processing system configured to

receive inputs supplied by actuating a sequence of buttons including at least one non-alphanumeric button,

transmitting a code comprising the sequence of buttons to a server,

receiving from the server access information for accessing content corresponding to the transmitted code, and,

in response to receipt of access information, using the access information to access and output the content,

wherein each non-alphanumeric physical button corresponds to a respective alphanumeric element of an alphanumeric identifier associated with the content,

wherein the alphanumeric identifier is generated using a random number generator when the content is saved.

20. The hand-held information processing system according to claim 19, wherein the access information comprises a uniform resource locator.

21. The hand-held information processing system according to claim 19, further comprising:

a camera.

22. The hand-held information processing system of claim 19, wherein the hand-held information processing system is embodied as a hand-held game system.

23. A system for facilitating access to stored content by an information processing system comprising multiple physical buttons including one or more non-alphanumeric buttons,

the system comprising:

memory; and

one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to perform operations comprising;

converting a combination of alphanumeric elements of an alphanumeric identifier associated with the stored content to a code comprising a sequence of the non-alphanumeric buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the converting is performed with reference to conversion information defining correspondence between alphanumeric elements of the alphanumeric identifier and the non-alphanumeric physical buttons of the information processing system,

wherein the alphanumeric identifier is generated using a random number generator when the stored content is saved;

storing the code along with access information for accessing the stored content;

communicating the code to the information processing system; and

providing the access information to the information processing system in response to receipt of the code from the information processing system.

24. The system according to claim 23, implemented as a server on a network.