Sony Corporation

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Akiko Iwaya

Shinichi Tanaka

Yasutaka Miwa

Masaki Higuchi

Masaharu Sakai

You Asakura

An information processing device is configured to start a download module at a predefined date and time. A transmitter unit is configured to transmit authentication information to an authentication server. A determination unit is configured to determine a file to be downloaded after an authentication process by the authentication server. A download execution unit is configured to download the determined file from a file provider server.

Information processing device

A processor is allowed to receive a request for downloading save data of a game, to check, in reference to a list containing an identifier that identifies the save data, an attribute indicating whether download of the save data is restricted, and a next downloadable time in association with one another, whether the save data has the attribute that indicates the download is restricted, to check, when the save data has the attribute that indicates the download is restricted, whether the request for downloading the save data was received at or after the time at which the save data becomes downloadable again, and to reject the request for downloading the save data and notify a user the next downloadable time when the request for downloading the save data was received before the time at which the save data becomes downloadable again.

Data access management method and data access management system

An activation history storage stores an activation history of applications. A determination unit refers to the activation history and determines a file that is related to an application and that should be downloaded from a server. A processing unit downloads the determined related file. The activation history storage maintains an activation history that maps identification information identifying an application into the latest activation date and time of the application, and the determination unit refers to the activation date and time and determines the related file to be downloaded.

Information processing device for determining related files for download

A setting unit sets a date and a time to start a module. A start-control unit starts the module when the date and the time that were set arrive. The setting unit sets a subsequent date and a subsequent time to start the module in accordance with a situation occurring before or after the module is started by the start-control unit. The setting unit does not set the subsequent date and the subsequent time to start the module, if a condition to execute the module is not fulfilled after the module is started by the start-control unit.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Akiko Iwaya