Patent ID: 8589905
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A game device comprising: an operating system executing unit operative to execute an operating system identified by a first version information; an application executing unit operative to start game software; a version file retrieving unit operative to retrieve via a network a version file that includes a second version information identifying an operating system recommended for the execution of the game software, by using identification information of the game software thus started; a first version comparing unit operative to compare the first version information with the second version information; an operating system retrieving unit operative to retrieve via the network an operating system identified by the second version information or an operating system identified by a third version information indicating a version newer than that indicated by the second version information, when the second version information indicates a version newer than that of the first version information, wherein the version file retrieving unit retrieves a version file that associates i) patch file version information on a patch file of the game software, ii) operating system version information identifying an operating system required for the use of the patch file, and iii) address information indicating the location where the patch file is stored; a second version comparing unit operative to compare, after the operating system executing unit terminates the operating system that is running and identified by the first version information and starts the operating system retrieved by the operation system retrieving unit, a patch file version information on a patch file that the application executing unit applies to the game software when starting the game software, with the patch file version information included in the version file; and a patch file retrieving unit operative to retrieve the patch file identified by the patch file version information included in the version file via the network, when the patch file version information included in the version file indicates aversion newer than that of the patch file version information on the patch file applied to the game software started.