Information processing apparatus and information processing method for recommending application programs

• US 8,738,469 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nagasaka, Hideo, Kimijima, Tadaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Amee A
• Application Number:
  US13/752,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20130139163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.7
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a communication section that acquires application programs from an external apparatus, a memory that stores an application program and information relevant to the application program, and an application execution section that executes the application program stored in the memory. The information processing apparatus also includes a control section that determines other application programs to be recommended, during execution of the application program by the application execution section. The other application programs to be recommended are determined based on the information relevant to the application program, which includes first relevant information and second relevant information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising;

a communication section configured to acquire application programs from an external apparatus;

a memory that stores at least an application program and information relevant to said application program;

an application execution section, controlled by said external apparatus via said communication section, configured to execute said application program stored in said memory; and

a control section configured to output application programs recommended during execution of said application program in said application execution section,

wherein said control section acquires information on said recommended application programs based on said information relevant to said application program, which is related to said application program being executed by said application execution section, from said external apparatus by way of said communication section, and

outputs said information on said recommended application programs as application-program recommending information, which is based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section, said context information including an indication of a selected-content state of said application program,

wherein said recommended application programs execute a predetermined process on said selected-content.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section outputs said information on said recommended application programs as displayed data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control section displays said information on said recommended application programs based on an application purchasing history.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said selected-content state is a context indicating establishment of a state in which a specific image content has been selected from displayed image contents.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control section selects said recommended application programs from application programs stored in said memory based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section.

6. An information processing method for operating an information processing apparatus, comprising;

acquiring, by a communication section of said information processing apparatus, application programs from an external apparatus;

storing, in a memory of said information processing apparatus, at least an application program and information relevant to said application program;

controlling an application execution section of said information processing apparatus, by said external apparatus via said communication section, to execute said application program stored in said memory; and

outputting, by a control section of said information processing apparatus, application programs recommended during execution of said application program in said application execution section,

wherein, in said outputting, said control section acquires information on said recommended application programs based on said information relevant to said application program, which is related to said application program being executed by said application execution section, from said external apparatus by way of said communication section, and

outputs said information on said recommended application programs as application-program recommending information, which is based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section, said context information including an indication of a selected-content state of said application program,

wherein said recommended application programs execute a predetermined process on said selected-content.

7. The information processing method according to claim 6, further comprising:

outputting, by said control section, said information on said recommended application programs as displayed data.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

displaying, by said control section, said information on said recommended application programs based on an application purchasing history.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein said selected-content state is a context indicating establishment of a state in which a specific image content has been selected from displayed image contents.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, further comprising:

selecting, by said control section, said recommended application programs from application programs stored in said memory based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section.

11. An information processing server, comprising;

a transmitter configured to send application programs to a communication section of an information processing apparatus;

a controller configured to control execution of an application program of said application programs by an application execution section of said information processing apparatus via said communication section of said information processing apparatus;

a receiver configured to receive information relevant to said application program from said information processing apparatus;

an analyzer configured to select recommended application programs based on said information relevant to said application program, which is related to said application program being executed by said application execution section of said information processing apparatus via said communication section of said information processing apparatus; and

a transmitter configured to output said recommend application programs, to said information processing apparatus, during execution of said application program in said application execution section of said information processing apparatus,

wherein said transmitter obtains information on said recommended application programs, based on said information relevant to said application program, and outputs said information on said recommended application programs to said information processing apparatus, as application program recommending information, which is based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section, said context information including an indication of a selected-content state of said application program,

wherein said recommended application programs execute a predetermined process on said selected-content.

12. The information processing server according to claim 11, wherein a control section of said information processing apparatus outputs said information on said recommended application programs as displayed data.

13. The information processing server according to claim 12, wherein said transmitter outputs said information on said recommended application programs based on an application purchasing history.

14. The information processing server according to claim 13, wherein said selected-content state is a context indicating establishment of a state in which a specific image content has been selected from displayed image contents.

15. The information processing server according to claim 14, wherein said recommended application programs are selected from stored application programs, which are stored in a memory of said information processing apparatus, based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section of said information processing apparatus.

16. The information processing server according to claim 11, wherein said recommended application programs are downloadable via at least one application providing server, based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section of said information processing apparatus.

17. An information processing system, comprising:

an information processing apparatus including;

a communication section configured to acquire application programs from an information processing server;

a memory that stores at least an application program and information relevant to said application program;

an application execution section, controlled by said information processing server via said communication section, configured to execute said application program stored in said memory; and

a control section configured to output application programs recommended during execution of said application program in said application execution section,

wherein said control section acquires information on said recommended application programs based on said information relevant to said application program, which is related to said application program being executed by said application execution section, from said external apparatus by way of said communication section, and

outputs said information on said recommended application programs as application-program recommending information, which is based on context information of said application program being executed by said application execution section, said context information including an indication of a selected-content state of said application program; and

an information processing server including;

a transmitter configured to send said application programs to said communication section of said information processing apparatus;

a controller configured to control execution of said application program of said application programs by said application execution section of said information processing apparatus via said communication section of said information processing apparatus;

a receiver configured to receive said information relevant to said application program from said information processing apparatus;

an analyzer configured to select said recommended application programs based on said information relevant to said application program; and

a transmitter configured to output said recommend application programs, to said information processing apparatus, during execution of said application program in said application execution section of said information processing apparatus,

wherein said transmitter obtains said information on said recommended application programs, based on said information relevant to said application program, and outputs said information on said recommended application programs, to said information processing apparatus, as application program recommending information,

wherein said recommended application programs execute a predetermined process on said selected-content.