Abstract: An example system is provided that controls a standby time for performing contactless communication based on whether the device performing the communication is a stationary or portable device.

Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first display control unit that controls a display unit to display plural items of application information; a first selecting unit that selects one item of application information from among the plurality of items of application information; a second display control unit that controls the display unit to display related information corresponding to the selected item of application information; a second selecting unit that selects a retail version application program or a trial version application program corresponding to the selected item of application information, based on an input by a user; a downloading unit that downloads the selected application program; a third display control unit that controls the display unit to display information for prompting a user to select whether the retail version application program is downloaded after the trial version application program is executed.

Abstract: A device of an example is a portable information processing device performing settlement processing concerning purchase of a merchandise article or a right in cooperation with a given server, comprising: a non-contact communication unit performing non-contact communication with a data storage medium; a data acquisition unit acquiring data stored in the data storage medium, through the non-contact communication unit as a part of the settlement processing; a settlement processing unit performing settlement based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, in cooperation with the server, as a part of the settlement processing; a detection unit detecting at least one of attitude, movement, and a placement state of the own device; and a restriction unit acquiring a detection result from the detection unit and then, when the detection result does not satisfy a given condition, restricting performing of at least a part of the settlement processing.

Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive plural categories for each of which a search condition is set, from a configuration device via a network; a first display control unit configured to control a display unit to display the received plural categories; a selecting unit configured to select one category from among the received plural categories; a transmitting unit configured to transmit to a search device a search condition that is set for the selected category; a second receiving unit configured to receive from the search device via the network a search result obtained using the transmitted search condition; and a second display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a content corresponding to the selected category, based on the received search result.

Abstract: An example system includes: a data storage medium including a storage unit storing data concerning settlement and a non-contact communication unit performing non-contact communication; a server device performing settlement processing concerning a merchandise article sold and purchased, based on data stored in the data storage medium; and a plurality of information processing devices including a non-contact communication unit performing non-contact communication with the data storage medium, a data acquisition unit acquiring data stored in the storage unit of the data storage medium through the non-contact communication unit and a settlement processing unit performing settlement processing with the server device based on data acquired by the data acquisition unit. The plurality of information processing devices include a stationary information processing device and a portable information processing device.

Abstract: A device of an example is a portable information processing device performing settlement processing concerning purchase of a merchandise article or a right in cooperation with a given server, comprising: a non-contact communication unit performing non-contact communication with a data storage medium; a data acquisition unit acquiring data stored in the data storage medium, through the non-contact communication unit as a part of the settlement processing; a settlement processing unit performing settlement based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, in cooperation with the server, as a part of the settlement processing; a detection unit detecting at least one of attitude, movement, and a placement state of the own device; and a restriction unit acquiring a detection result from the detection unit and then, when the detection result does not satisfy a given condition, restricting performing of at least a part of the settlement processing.

Abstract: A non-limiting example content distribution system comprises a content server that is connected communicably with a game apparatus via a network. If it is decided to reservation-purchase of a content according to an operation of a user, the content server distributes a reservation content to a game apparatus. The reservation content is a content that a part of a normal content that can be executed by the game apparatus is changed to be inexecutable (unable to start). If reaching a date and time of a sale start of the content or an executable date and time, the game apparatus is downloaded with a modifying program for the reservation content according to an operation of the user to modify the reservation content. Therefore, the reservation content can be changed to a normal content.

Abstract: An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first receiving unit that receives handwritten data input via an input device as posted information, the handwritten data showing an handwritten image; and a posting unit that posts the posted information received by the first receiving unit to a service that is provided to one or more communities.