Information-processing device, information-processing system, information-processing method, and computer-readable storage medium, for downloading data

• US 9,566,524 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2012
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Wabe, Kazuhiro, Goda, Teruhiko, Tokunaga, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mohammadi, Kamran
• Application Number:
  US13/677,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20130123022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 455/574, 713/320, 713/323
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 13/352 involving special game server arrangements, e.g. regional servers connected to a national server or a plurality of servers managing partitions of the game world
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/403 Connection between platform and handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/534 for network load management, e.g. bandwidth optimization, latency reduction
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5513 involving billing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device

Abstract

An exemplary information-processing device includes: a switching unit configured to switch an operating mode of the information-processing device to an active mode or a sleep mode; a receiving unit configured to receive, when the information-processing device is in the active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and a downloading unit configured to start download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device is switched from the active mode to the sleep mode.

Claims

1. An information-processing device comprising a computer configured to perform at least:

switching an operating mode of the information-processing device to an active mode or a sleep mode;

receiving, when the information-processing device is in the active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and

start download of the data responsive to switching the operating mode of the information-processing device from the active mode to the sleep mode,

selecting a first mode or a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the active mode, the second mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the sleep mode,

in a case that the second mode is selected, the computer is further configured to restrict the download of the data in the active mode and start the download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device switches from the active mode to the sleep mode, and

in a case that the first mode is selected, the computer is further configured to start the download of the data in the active mode, wherein

the computer is further configured to receive instructions to download a plurality of items of the data,

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode, for each of the plurality of items of the data, and

the computer is further configured to start download of an item of the data after it completes receiving the instruction to download the item of the data.

2. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode, based on an instruction by a user via an input unit that receives the instruction by the user.

3. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode, based on an attribute of the data.

4. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the computer is further configured to restart the download of the data after the operating mode is switched to the sleep mode, in a case that the download of the data fails to complete in the active mode.

5. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

if the computer receives a plurality of instructions to download a plurality of items of the data, the computer is further configured to start download of the data after the operating mode is switched from the active mode to the sleep mode.

6. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the computer is further configured to:

restrict the download of the data if the operating mode switches from the sleep mode to the active mode; and

restart the download of the data if the operating mode switches from the active mode to the sleep mode.

7. The information-processing device according to claim 6, wherein

the computer is further configured to maintain restricting the download of the data in a case that a specific program is executed in the active mode, even if the operating mode is switched from the active mode to the sleep mode.

8. The information-processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a body that is able to open and close, wherein

the computer is further configured to receive the instruction when the body is opened, and

the computer is further configured to switch the operating mode to the active mode when the body is opened, and to the sleep mode when the body is closed.

9. An information-processing device comprising a computer configured to perform at least:

monitoring an execution status of an application program;

receiving an instruction to download a plurality of data items specified by a user when the application program is executed;

start download of the plurality of data items when the application program is stopped, and to restrict the download when the application program is executed, wherein

the computer is further configured to perform;

selecting a first mode or a second mode, for each of the plurality of data items, after issuing a prompt to a user to select the first or the second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is executed, the second mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is stopped, wherein

the computer is further configured to;

restrict the download when the application program is executed, and start the download of the plurality of data items when the execution status of the application program is switched from executing to stopped, if the second mode is selected; and

start the download of the plurality of data items when the application program is executed, if the first mode is selected.

10. The information-processing device according to claim 9, wherein

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode based on an input by a user via the receiving unit.

11. The information-processing device according to claim 9, wherein

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode based on an attribute of the data.

12. The information-processing device according to claim 9, wherein,

the computer is further configured to restart the download of the data after the application program is stopped in a case that the download of the data fails to complete when the application program is executed.

13. An information-processing system comprising:

an information-processing device, and

a server, wherein

the server includes

a memory configured to store data, and

the information-processing device includes a computer configured to perform at least;

switching an operating mode of the information-processing device to an active mode or a sleep mode;

receiving, when the information-processing device is in the active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and

start download of the data responsive to switching the operating mode of the information-processing device from the active mode to the sleep mode,

selecting a first mode or a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the active mode, the second mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the sleep mode,

in a case that the second mode is selected, the computer is further configured to restrict the download of the data in the active mode and start the download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device switches from the active mode to the sleep mode, and

in a case that the first mode is selected, the computer is further configured to start the download of the data in the active mode, wherein

the computer is further configured to receive instructions to download a plurality of items of the data,

the computer is further configured to select the first mode or the second mode, for each of the plurality of items of the data, and

the computer is further configured to start download of an item of the data after it completes receiving the instruction to download the item of the data.

14. An information-processing system comprising:

an information-processing device, and

a server, wherein

the server includes

a memory configured to store data, and

the information-processing device includes a computer configured to perform at least;

monitoring an execution status of an application program;

receiving an instruction to download a plurality of data items specified by a user when the application program is executed;

start download of the plurality of data items when the application program is stopped, and to restrict the download when the application program is executed, wherein

the computer is further configured to perform

selecting a first mode or a second mode, for each of the plurality of data items, after issuing a prompt to a user to select the first or the second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is executed, the second mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is stopped, wherein

the computer is further configured to;

restrict the download when the application program is executed, and start the download of the plurality of data items when the execution status of the application program is switched from executing to stopped, if the second mode is selected; and

start the download of the plurality of data items when the application program is executed, if the first mode is selected.

15. An information-processing method comprising:

receiving, when an operating mode of an information-processing device is an active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and

starting download of the data responsive to switching the operating mode of the information-processing device from the active mode to a sleep mode,

selecting a first mode or a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the active mode, the second mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the sleep mode,

in a case that the second mode is selected, restricting the download of the data in the active mode and starting the download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device switches from the active mode to the sleep mode, and

in a case that the first mode is selected, starting the download of the data in the active mode,

receiving instructions to download a plurality of items of the data,

selecting the first mode or the second mode, for each of the plurality of items of the data, and

starting download of an item of the data after completing receiving the instruction to download the item of the data.

16. An information-processing method comprising:

monitoring an execution status of an application program;

receiving an instruction to download a plurality of data items specified by a user when the application program is executed;

restricting the download when the application program is being executed; and

starting download of the plurality of data items when the application program is stopped, the method further comprising;

selecting a first mode or a second mode, for each of the plurality of data items, after issuing a prompt to a user to select the first or the second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is executed, the second mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is stopped;

restricting the download when the application program is executed, and starting the download of the plurality of data items when the execution status of the application program is switched from executing to stopped, if the second mode is selected; and

starting the download of the plurality of data items when the application program is executed, if the first mode is selected.

17. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer device to execute a process, the process comprising:

receiving, when an operating mode of an information-processing device is an active mode, an instruction to download data specified by a user; and

starting download of the data responsive to switching the operating mode of the information-processing device from the active mode to a sleep mode,

selecting a first mode or a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the active mode, the second mode being a mode in which the data is downloaded in the sleep mode,

in a case that the second mode is selected, restricting the download of the data in the active mode and starting the download of the data when the operating mode of the information-processing device switches from the active mode to the sleep mode, and

in a case that the first mode is selected, starting the download of the data in the active mode,

receiving instructions to download a plurality of items of the data,

selecting the first mode or the second mode, for each of the plurality of items of the data, and

starting download of an item of the data after completing receiving the instruction to download the item of the data.

18. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer device to execute a process, the process comprising:

monitoring an execution status of an application program;

receiving an instruction to download a plurality of data items specified by a user when the application program is executed;

restricting the download when the application program is being executed; and

starting download of the plurality of data items when the application program is stopped, the method further comprising;

selecting a first mode or a second mode, for each of the plurality of data items, after issuing a prompt to a user to select the first or the second mode, the first mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is executed, the second mode being a mode in which the plurality of data items are downloaded when the application program is stopped;

restricting the download when the application program is executed, and starting the download of the plurality of data items when the execution status of the application program is switched from executing to stopped, if the second mode is selected; and

starting the download of the plurality of data items when the application program is executed, if the first mode is selected.