Recording medium, information processing system, information processing device and information processing method

• US 9,943,768 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2015
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Izuno, Toshiharu, Saito, Shinya, Miyachi, Kaori, Shiotani, Masahiro, Sakurai, Masahiro, Anabuki, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Wei
• Application Number:
  US14/701,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• Field of Search: 463 43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/58 by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/825 Fostering virtual characters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges

Abstract

An example system includes: a data acquisition unit for performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium; an information processing unit for performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the data acquisition unit, as a non player character; and a data changing unit for changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processing unit.

Claims

1. A non-transitory recording medium in which an information processing program is recorded, the information processing program configuring a computer system to operate as:

a near field wireless transceiver performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium;

an information processor performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the near field wireless transceiver, as a non player character;

a data writer that changes the character data depending on a processing result of the information processor;

the information processing program further configuring the computer system to operate as a selector that accepts selection of a non player character,

the selector selecting a character corresponding to character data, which has been acquired by the near field wireless transceiver, as a non player character;

the information processing program further configuring the computer system to operate as a display processor performing processing to display a plurality of characters as selection objects at a display, and

the selector accepting selection from the plurality of characters displayed by the display processor, or selection of a non player character on the basis of near field communication with the data storage medium.

2. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the information processing program further configures the computer to operate as a data updater storing the character data, which has been changed by the data writer, in the data storage medium through near field communication and updating the character data.

3. The recording medium according to claim 2, wherein

the information processor performs information processing depending on a plurality of character data, which have been acquired from a plurality of data storage mediums by the near field wireless transceiver,

the data writer changes the plurality of character data depending on a processing result of the information processor, and

the data updater stores the plurality of character data, which have been changed by the data writer, respectively in corresponding data storage mediums and updates the plurality of character data.

4. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the selector selects a plurality of characters corresponding to a plurality of character data, which have been acquired from a plurality of data storage mediums by the near field wireless transceiver, as a plurality of non player characters, and

the information processor controls the plurality of non player characters, which have been selected by the selector, independently.

5. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the data writer adjusts the degree of change in the character data depending on whether a plurality of non player characters based on a plurality of data storage mediums are included in characters selected by the selector or not.

6. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the data writer adjusts the degree of change in the character data depending on the number of characters selected by the selector.

7. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the data writer adjusts the degree of change in the character data depending on the content of information processing by the information processor.

8. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the information processing program further configures the computer system to operate as:

a correlator performing processing to correlate the computer system with the data storage medium; and

a determiner that determines whether the data storage medium, from which the near field wireless transceiver has acquired the character data, is correlated with the computer system of the determiner itself or not, and

the data writer adjusting the degree of change in the character data depending on a determination result of the determiner.

9. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the information processing program further configures the computer system to operate as an award processor performing processing to award an item to a non player character related to the character data depending on a determination result of the determiner.

10. The recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the information processing program further configures the computer system to operate as an award processor performing processing to award an item to a non player character depending on a processing result of the information processor.

11. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

the information processing program further configures the computer system to operate as a data updater storing the character data, which has been changed by the data writer, in the data storage medium through near field communication and updating the character data, and

the data updater stores information related to an item, which has been awarded by the award processor, in the data storage medium.

12. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein

the information processing program further configures the computer system to operate as a data updater storing the character data, which has been changed by the data writer, in the data storage medium through near field communication and updating the character data, and

the data updater stores information related to an item, which has been awarded by the award processor, in the data storage medium.

13. An information processing system comprising:

a data storage medium having a near field communication function; and

an information processing device having;

a wireless receiver performing near field communication with the data storage medium and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium;

an information processor performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the wireless receiver, as a non player character;

a data writer changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processor;

the information processor operating as a selector accepting selection of a non player character,

the selector selecting a character corresponding to character data, which has been acquired by the wireless receiver, as a non player character;

the information processor further operating as a display processor performing processing to display a plurality of characters as selection objects at a display, and

the selector accepting selection from the plurality of characters displayed by the display processor, or selection of a non player character on the basis of near field communication with the data storage medium.

14. The information processing system according to claim 13, wherein the data storage medium is a figure imitating the non player character.

15. The information processing system according to claim 13, wherein

the information processor executes a program to be used for information processing, and

the data storage medium can be utilized for a plurality of applications to be realized by a plurality of programs executed by the information processor.

16. The information processing system according to claim 15, wherein the data storage medium is capable of storing data related to the plurality of applications.

17. An information processing device comprising:

a wireless receiver performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium;

an information processor performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the character data, which has been acquired by the wireless receiver, as a non player character;

a data writer changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processor;

the information processor operating as a selector accepting selection of a non player character,

the selector selecting a character corresponding to character data, which has been acquired by the wireless transceiver, as a non player character;

the information processor operating as a display processor performing processing to display a plurality of characters as selection objects at a display, and

the selector accepting selection from the plurality of characters displayed by the display processor, or selection of a non player character on the basis of near field communication with the data storage medium.

18. An information processing method comprising:

performing near field communication with a data storage medium having a near field communication function and acquiring character data stored in the data storage medium;

performing information processing to control a character corresponding to the acquired character data as a non player character;

changing the character data depending on a processing result of the information processing;

accepting selection of a non player character,

selecting a character corresponding to character data, which has been acquired, as a non player character;

performing processing to display a plurality of characters as selection objects at a display, and

accepting selection from the plurality of characters displayed at the display, or selection of a non player character on the basis of near field communication with the data storage medium.