US 12,076,646 B2
Information processing device and image display method
Kei Sato, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/610,259
Filed by SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed May 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/021314
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/246379, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-106244 (JP), filed on Jun. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0241694 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 13/795 (2014.01); A63F 13/533 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/795 (2014.09) [A63F 13/533 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09)] 20 Claims
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1. An information processing device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing computer executable instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to:
execute a game play session including receiving an input from an input device of a user and controlling a display to display a content image adjusted according to the input; and
during execution of the game play session:
receive a first input from the input device;
in response to reception of the first input, overlap a system image on the content image to generate an overlapped image;
control the display to display the overlapped image, wherein the overlapped image includes a session button for inviting a specific user to join the game play session;
in response a second input, from the input device, to select the session button, transmit an invitation to a device of the specific user to join the game play session; and
receive notification that the specific user has accepted the invitation, wherein the execution of the game play session further includes the specific user having joined the game play session which further adjusts the content image displayed during the game play session.