Information processing device, information processing system, content image generating method, and content data generating method

Abstract

A game executing section 112 performs a game program. A status data notifying section 116 notifies a download processing section 120 of status data indicative of the status of game execution of the currently executed game program. A request transmitting section 146 transmits to a content server a search request including the status data as metadata. A candidate image generating section 136 generates images regarding a plurality of content candidates resulting from search through the server. A content image generating section 138 generates an image of the selected content.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing device comprising:
 a metadata acquiring section that acquires a plurality of metadata indicative of a status of application execution from a currently executed application;   an instruction acquiring section that receives a search instruction from a user;   a request generating section that generates a search request for content including the plurality of metadata,   wherein the search request includes a ranking of the plurality of metadata;   a request transmitting section that transmits the search request to a server;   a content acquiring section that acquires a plurality of content items from the server,   wherein the plurality of content items is determined based on the ranking of the plurality of metadata; and   a display section that displays the plurality of content items to the user in a graphical user interface (GUI).   
     
     
         2 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metadata comprises a title of the currently executed application, a username of the user, and a current level of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metadata further comprises a name of a character controlled by the user, a name of an opponent character, a strength level of the character controlled by the user, and a strength level of the opponent character. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the ranking of the plurality of metadata is determined in advance by a manufactured of the currently executed application. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the search instruction is set differently for different sections of the currently executed application. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the search instruction from the user is provided using an input device of the information processing device. 
     
     
         7 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI displays, for each content item, a posting user of the content item, and a date and time of the content item. 
     
     
         8 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI comprises a plurality of tabs,
 wherein a first tab of the plurality of tab includes the plurality of content items.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing device according to  claim 8 , wherein a second tab of the plurality of tabs includes a list of content items posted by friends of the user. 
     
     
         10 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI comprises a plurality of tabs, and
 wherein the plurality of content items are divided among the plurality of tabs according to predetermined criteria.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI further comprises:
 a keyword tab in addition to the plurality of tabs,   wherein selection of the keyword tab prompts the user to perform a keyword search.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein selection of a first content item from the plurality of content items causes the first content item to be downloaded to the information processing device. 
     
     
         13 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metadata further comprises an event code,
 wherein the event code is indicative of an occurrence of an event set in the currently executed application.   
     
     
         14 . An information processing device comprising:
 a metadata acquiring section that acquires a plurality of metadata indicative of a status of application execution from a currently executed application;   an instruction acquiring section that receives a search instruction from a user;   a request generating section that generates a plurality of search requests for content items,   wherein a first search request of the plurality of search requests includes the plurality of metadata,   wherein a second search request of the plurality of search requests includes a request for content items posted by friends of the user related to the currently executed application,   a request transmitting section that transmits the plurality of search requests to a server;   a content acquiring section that acquires, for each of the plurality of search requests, a plurality of content items from the server,   a display section that displays the plurality of content items to the user in a graphical user interface (GUI),   wherein the GUI includes a first tab including the plurality of content items related to the first search request and a second tab including the plurality of content items related to the second search request.