Communication system, information processing apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and communication method

摘要

Prior to performing download play, it is determined whether or not a slave apparatus program has been already stored in an internal memory of a slave apparatus. When not stored yet, the slave apparatus program is transmitted from a master apparatus to the slave apparatus, and stored in the internal memory of the slave apparatus. When already stored, the slave apparatus program is not transmitted from the master apparatus to the slave apparatus. Then, multiplay is performed by performing mutual communication between the master apparatus operating in accordance with a master apparatus game program and the slave apparatus operating in accordance with a slave apparatus game program. Thus, time and effort for receiving the same application program more than once are omitted, and it is possible to efficiently start a communication process.

主权项

1. A communication system including a first information processing apparatus and second information processing apparatus that are configured to communicate with each other,
the first information processing apparatus comprising:
a first nonvolatile memory; anda first processing system including at least one processor, the first processing system being configured to perform operations comprising:
storing, in the first nonvolatile memory, an application program for performing a predetermined communication process between the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus, the stored application program comprising a first part application program and a second part application program;transmitting the second part application program to the second information processing apparatus in accordance with a request from the second information processing apparatus; andperforming, by executing the first part application program, the communication process with the second information processing apparatus, the second information processing apparatus comprising:
a second nonvolatile memory; anda second processing system including at least one processor, the second processing system being configured to perform operations comprising:
a first determining step to determine whether or not the second part application program has been already stored in the second nonvolatile memory;receiving the second part application program from the first information processing apparatus when it is determined that the second part application program has not been stored in the second nonvolatile memory;storing the received second part application program in the second nonvolatile memory; andperforming the communication process with the first information processing apparatus by using the second part application program stored in the second nonvolatile memory, wherein the second processing system is further configured to perform operations comprising: storing the received second part application program such that the received second part application program is identifiable from another application program; displaying a list of application programs other than the received second part application program; selecting one application program from among the displayed application programs on the basis of an instruction from a user; and executing the selected application program.