Patent ID: 9582147
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A63F,G06F

Claim:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor for performing information processing pertaining to a game; a content storage unit for storing a plurality of player objects to be operated by a user in the game: and a contactless communication circuit for performing contactless communication with a data storage medium having a contactless communication function, wherein the processor performs the processing of: acquiring data stored in the data storage medium by the contactless communication circuit; displaying at least one player object stored in the content storage unit and a player object according to acquired data on a display unit as selection objects; accepting selection by a user for at least one of the displayed player objects; performing information processing pertaining to the selected player object which is an object of an accepted selection, wherein the selected player object is an object which the user can directly control an action thereof by operation to an operation part of the information processing apparatus; updating data read from the data storage medium by the contactless communication circuit in accordance with the information processing performed by the processor; displaying a player object selection screen that includes at least one selectable player object; while displaying the player object screen, when the contactless communication circuit performs contactless communication with a data storage medium, adding a player object in accordance with the data acquired by the data storage medium to the player object screen and displaying the player object; accepting a player object selection operation at an operation unit while displaying the player object selection screen; displaying a game screen that includes the accepted player object; and accepting an operation for causing the player object to act at the operation unit while displaying the game screen.