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US 12,257,052 · App. 18/626,755 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Information processing system, information processing device, storage medium storing information processing program, and information processing method

Inventors: Yurie Hattori (Kyoto, JP); Masahiro Kondo (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,257,052
App. No.
18/626,755
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example information processing system executes a game application. The information processing system obtains user information for calculating information relating to sleep of a user, and calculates health information relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user based on the obtained user information. The information processing system controls a game progress of the game application based on the health information.

Claims (73)

1. An information processing system for executing a game application, the information processing system comprising:

at least one processing device; and

at least one memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to perform operations including:

obtaining user information for calculating information relating to sleep of a user;

calculating a first parameter relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user based on the user information obtained during a sleep period of the user;

calculating a second parameter based on information obtained from the user during an awake period of the user; and

controlling game progress of the game application based on a value calculated using the first parameter and the second parameter.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second parameter is calculated based on an operation input from the user to the game application obtained during the awake period of the user.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein a parameter of an object appearing in the game application is changed in accordance with the first parameter and the second parameter so that the object improves.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the number, amounts, colors, shapes, sizes, or patterns of objects appearing in the game application is changed in accordance with the first parameter and the second parameter.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the game progress is automatically controlled in response to the first parameter satisfying a specified condition being calculated.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the instructions include executing a wake-up game process based on an operation input from the user during the awake period of the user; and

the second parameter is calculated based on a result of the execution of the wake-up game process.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein the wake-up game is executed on a condition of being within a specified period of time from a point in time when it is determined that the user has awakened or gotten out of bed.

8. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein a game process relating to the game progress is executed based on a result of the wake-up game.

9. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein:

as the second parameter, a parameter relating to an item in the game is calculated based on information obtained from the user; and

the game progress of the game application is controlled based on the first parameter and the item.

10. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the user information is obtained during a plurality of sleep periods of the user;

for each of the plurality of sleep periods of the user, the first parameter is calculated based on the user information obtained in said sleep period; and

the game progress is controlled based on a comparison result between a new first parameter relating to a latest sleep period and a first parameter relating to a past sleep period that is prior to said sleep period.

11. The information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein the game progress is controlled based on a difference between a numerical value based on the new first parameter and a numerical value based on the past first parameter.

12. The information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein:

the instructions include determining whether or not the new first parameter is improved from the past first parameter by a specified reference level or more; and

the game progress is controlled based on a result of the determination.

13. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information processing system is capable of accessing a storage section storing the first parameter relating to a plurality of users; and

the game progress is controlled based on a comparison result between the first parameter calculated and the first parameter relating to another user stored in the storage section.

14. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions include generating, in the game application, an image of an object that changes depending on the first parameter and displaying the image on a specified display device.

15. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the instructions include determining that the user has awakened or gotten out of bed; and

in response to the determination that the user has awakened or gotten out of bed, the image is automatically displayed on the display device.

16. The information processing system according to claim 15 , wherein after awakening of the user, a graph indicating a relationship between a depth of sleep and a time is displayed on the display device based on the user information.

17. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions include:

making an evaluation relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user; and

generating advice information and/or recommendation information for improving the evaluation based on a result of the evaluation to present the advice information and/or recommendation information to the user.

18. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first parameter includes at least some of parameters indicating:

(1) amount of time from when getting in bed to sleep onset;

(2) amount of time from awakening to getting out of bed;

(3) ratio of an amount of time of deep sleep with respect to a specified period of time since sleep onset;

(4) ratio of an amount of time of light sleep with respect to a specified period of time until awakening;

(5) REM sleep cycle;

(6) ratio between REM sleep time and non-REM sleep time;

(7) sleep time;

(8) difference between ideal sleep onset timing and actual sleep onset timing;

(9) difference between ideal awakening timing and actual awakening timing;

(10) the number of mid-sleep awakenings;

(11) timing of mid-sleep awakenings;

(12) wake time after sleep onset;

(13) the number of times of tossing and turning;

(14) level of snoring; and

(15) environment during sleep.

19. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions include making a notification inducing the user to awaken.

20. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the user information is obtained from a sensor that senses at least one of pulse, breathing, or body movements of the user.

21. An information processing apparatus for executing a game application, the information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processing device; and

at least one memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to perform operations including:

obtaining user information for calculating information relating to sleep of a user;

calculating a first parameter relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user based on the user information obtained during a sleep period of the user;

calculating a second parameter based on information obtained from the user during an awake period of the user; and

controlling game progress of the game application based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of an information processing apparatus to execute game application, comprising:

obtaining user information for calculating information relating to sleep of a user;

calculating a first parameter relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user based on the user information obtained during a sleep period of the user;

calculating a second parameter based on information obtained from the user during an awake period of the user; and

controlling game progress of the game application based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

23. An information processing method executed by an information processing system for executing a game application, the information processing system:

obtains user information for calculating information relating to sleep of a user;

calculates a first parameter relating to sleep and/or fatigue of the user based on the user information obtained during a sleep period of the user;

calculates a second parameter based on information obtained from the user during an awake period of the user; and

controls game progress of the game application based on a value calculated using the first parameter and the second parameter.

Priority Claims (7)
WO PCT/JP2014/070931 · Aug 7, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078824 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078825 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078826 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078827 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078828 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
WO PCT/JP2014/078829 · Oct 29, 2014 · international
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18106299 · Feb 6, 2023
Continuation 17332746 · May 27, 2021
Continuation 16570951 · Sep 13, 2019
Continuation 15421708 · Feb 1, 2017
Continuation PCTJP2015061274 · Apr 10, 2015
Related Publication 20240252081A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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