Multi-User Invitation Display for Game Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current game machines only allow one user to log in and acquire trophies, limiting their attractiveness and preventing efficient notification of information data from other game machines to multiple users.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a storing section for invitation messages and a display processing unit that distinguishes valid and invalid invitation messages, allowing multiple users to log in and receive notifications efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only one user is allowed to log in to the game machine, then the system complexity is reduced, but the attractiveness and usability of the game machine is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the login management by introducing user profiles that can be stored and switched. Each user has their own profile containing trophy data and settings, allowing multiple users to log in sequentially without complex simultaneous authentication management. The system divides user management into discrete profile units that can be independently handled.
2Loss of information
If invitation messages from multiple users are displayed together, then the information completeness is improved, but the user's ability to identify important information is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual differentiation (analogous to color changes) by displaying valid invitation messages in a distinct manner from invalid ones. The display unit presents valid invitations with visual indicators that make them easily distinguishable, allowing users to quickly identify actionable invitations among multiple messages without missing important information.
3Loss of information
If the game machine notifies all users of all incoming information data, then the information completeness is improved, but the notification efficiency and user attention is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments notification delivery by associating incoming information data with specific user profiles. When multiple users are logged in, the system determines which user the information is intended for and notifies only that user, preventing unnecessary notifications to other users while ensuring the intended recipient receives timely alerts.
Data Source
AI summary
A storing section stores an invitation message giving an invitation to an application to be executed by another information processing apparatus. An information displaying section displays the invitation messages on a display device. At this point, the information displaying section displays a valid invitation message and an invalid invitation message in a manner different from each other. The information displaying section may further display an unread invitation message and a read invitation message in a manner different from each other.