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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1998
Yoko Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A virtual environment desired by a user is set in a list. Program information is received and supplied to a program specification getting portion, and a program is received and supplied to a capture portion. When the program supplied to the capture portion is confirmed to match with the list as a result of comparison between the list and the program information, the program is stored in a buffer. Instructions for installing the program are acquired from the program information in an install instruction getting portion, and the program is installed by a virtual environment setting portion. If a resource necessary for starting up the program is not found by a check of system resources by a system resource checking portion, an instruction is sent to a communication port to receive the necessary resource.