Information Processing Device and Information Processing System

Abstract

A client terminal and a server system having a plurality of processing units processing game applications are connected to each other via a network. In a game system was a cloud computing system, the server system makes the client terminal wait for a start of processing of an application when there is no processing unit assignable to the client terminal. When the processing unit becomes assignable, the client terminal displays a screen inquiring whether to start the processing of the application. When a user does not respond for a predetermined time, the server system cancels the waiting state of the user.

1 . An information processing device comprising:
 a receiving section receiving a request to execute an application;   an obtaining section obtaining information on a wait for processing of the application from a server system when there is no assignable processing unit in the server system;   a notifying section displaying a screen inquiring whether to start the processing of the application when the obtaining section obtains information indicating that the processing of the application can be started from the server system in a state of waiting for a start of the processing of the application in the server system; and   a monitoring section monitoring input from an input device;   a waiting state of a user being canceled after the monitoring section determines that there is no input from the input device for a period of a predetermined time on the inquiry screen.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a transmitting section transmitting wait canceling information indicating cancellation of the waiting state of the user to the server system. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein when the waiting state of the user is canceled, the notifying section makes a notification that the waiting state of the user is canceled. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing device according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 an application executing section processing another application in the state of waiting for the start of the processing of the application in the server system,   wherein the notifying section displays the inquiry screen while the application executing section is processing the other application.   
     
     
         5 . An information processing system comprising:
 a client terminal; and   a server system having a plurality of processing units processing applications;   the client terminal and the server system being connected to each other via a network;   the server system including   a first obtaining section obtaining a request to execute an application,   an assignment processing section making the client terminal wait for a start of processing of the application when there is no processing unit assignable to the client terminal, and   a transmitting section transmitting information indicating that the processing of the application can be started to the client terminal when at least one processing unit becomes assignable;   the client terminal including   a second obtaining section obtaining the information indicating that the processing of the application can be started from the server system,   a notifying section displaying a screen inquiring whether to start the processing of the application in the server system, and   a receiving section receiving input from an input device on the inquiry screen;   a waiting state of a user being canceled when there is no input from the input device for a period of a predetermined time on the inquiry screen.   
     
     
         6 . A server system having a plurality of processing units processing applications, the server system comprising:
 an obtaining section obtaining a request to execute an application;   an assignment processing section making a client terminal wait for a start of processing of the application when there is no processing unit assignable to the client terminal;   a transmitting section transmitting information indicating that the processing of the application can be started to the client terminal when at least one processing unit becomes assignable; and   a monitoring section monitoring operation information from the client terminal;   the assignment processing section canceling a waiting state of a user when the monitoring section determines that no operation information is transmitted from the client terminal for a period of a predetermined time.   
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory, computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, the program when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement operations, comprising:
 by a receiving section, receiving a request to execute an application;   by an obtaining section, obtaining information on a wait for processing of the application from a server system when there is no assignable processing unit in the server system;   by another obtaining section, obtaining information indicating that the processing of the application can be started from the server system in a state of waiting for a start of the processing of the application in the server system;   by a notifying section, displaying a screen inquiring whether to start the processing of the application; and   by a monitoring section, monitoring input from an input device on the inquiry screen;   a waiting state of a user being canceled after the monitoring section determines that there is no input from the input device for a period of a predetermined time on the inquiry screen.