IP Library Granted Patent US 11,714,525
Granted Patent B2
US 11,714,525 · App. 17/437,924 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program

Inventor: Takahiro Fujii (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
G06F3/0482A63F13/53
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Patent No.
US 11,714,525
App. No.
17/437,924
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device 200 generates a home screen for allowing a user to select an application to be executed. The information processing device 200 causes a display device to display the generated home screen. The information processing device 200 displays an array of a plurality of icons on the home screen. The plurality of icons represent a plurality of pieces of content related to one application and display different pieces of content.

Claims (28)

1. An information processing device comprising:

a generation section that generates a home screen for allowing a user to select an application to be executed; and

an output section that displays the home screen generated by the generation section,

wherein the generation section causes the home screen to display a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons representing a plurality of pieces of content related to one application and displaying different pieces of content including missions, events, and messages.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of icons include an icon representing content related to a user's current progress within the one application.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the generation section causes the home screen to additionally display a menu icon in association with the one application, the menu icon being different from the plurality of icons and representative of a common menu executable with respect to a plurality of applications.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of icons have an appearance associated with the one application, and

the menu icon has an appearance independent of a specific application.

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

an acquisition section that acquires information regarding a friend playing each of a plurality of pieces of content related to the one application,

wherein the generation section causes the home screen to additionally display the information regarding the friend, and,

in a case where a focus on the home screen is switched from a first icon related to the one application to a second icon related to the one application, the generation section changes a display target on the home screen from information regarding a friend playing content represented by the first icon to information regarding a friend playing content represented by the second icon.

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

an acquisition section that acquires information regarding a friend,

wherein the generation section causes the home screen to additionally display at least one icon representing at least one friend, and,

in a case where new information regarding a certain friend is acquired by the acquisition section, the generation section operates an icon representing the certain friend on the home screen, and additionally operates a background of the home screen.

7. An information processing method comprising:

by an information processing device,

generating a home screen for allowing a user to select an application to be executed; and

displaying the home screen generated in the generating,

wherein the generating causes the home screen to display a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons representing a plurality of pieces of content related to one application and displaying different pieces of content including missions, events, and messages.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for an information processing device, comprising:

by a generation section, generating a home screen for allowing a user to select an application to be executed; and

by an output section, displaying the home screen generated by the generating,

wherein the generating causes the home screen to display a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons representing a plurality of pieces of content related to one application and displaying different pieces of content including missions, events, and messages.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: FUJII, TAKAHIRO
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 057442/0145 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-044815 · Mar 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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