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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2006
Shimon Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Ode, Chiba, JP;
Tomohiro Taira, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus which is capable of executing applications includes first control means for controlling a system of the information processing apparatus and second control means for controlling the execution of the applications, and the second control means has state transition control means for defining states of application not dependent on the system and controlling transitions of the defined states and conversion means for converting a command into a format which can be recognized by the system when the command instructing a state transition to the state transition control means is issued.