JP4884147B2 - Information processing apparatus and video display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing technique executed by an information processing device such as a game device.

  In the past, games had a strong image of being enjoyed by young people, but in recent years, various types of game applications that break the established concept have been developed, and the user age range of the game has expanded. In this way, the game has become accepted by many generations, among which popular game applications that everyone knows have appeared, and not only domestically, but also hit worldwide The game application that appeared is also appearing.

  In general, game applications are distributed in the form of recording media such as optical discs, magneto-optical discs, and Blu-ray discs. However, in order to sell to regions with different language systems, application data corresponding to the language system is produced. Needed to be recorded on the game disc. That is, the game maker has to make a game disc for each region in the world, which is a heavy burden on the game maker.

  This leads to the idea of making game discs universally usable. However, depending on the region, the situation that game titles are different and parental lock levels are not changed from the past. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a technique for solving such circumstances.

  Also, commercial DVDs are given region codes (DVD Region Codes) for restricting playback for each region. Like the above-mentioned circumstances in the game industry, commercial DVD manufacturers have commercial DVDs for each region. Is making. If a universal DVD can be used, the burden on the manufacturer can be greatly reduced.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for efficiently processing application data for each region.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that displays video on a display device, and holds regional information that is set in the information processing apparatus. Content information associated with the regional information held in the regional information holding unit from the application data stored in the storage unit, the storage unit storing application data including content information for each region, and the storage unit A content information acquisition unit to be acquired and an output processing unit to output the acquired content information to the display device. The storage unit for storing the application data may be a recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a Blu-ray disk, may be a hard disk or a flash memory, and may be a RAM or a ROM.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a video display method for displaying video on a display device. The method includes a step of holding the set region information in a memory, a step of acquiring content information associated with the region information held in the memory from application data including content information for each region, And outputting the acquired content information to a display device.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the information processing technology of the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology for efficiently processing application data for each region.

  FIG. 1 shows a use environment of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 includes a game device 10 that executes a game application, and a display device 12 that outputs a processing result in the game device 10. The display device 12 may be a television set that includes a display unit that outputs an image and further includes an audio output unit that outputs audio. The display device 12 may be connected to the game apparatus 10 by a wired cable, or may be wirelessly connected by a wireless local area network (LAN) or the like.

  The game apparatus 10 is an information processing apparatus that processes a game application and generates an image signal and an audio signal indicating the processing result of the game application. The game apparatus 10 is connected to at least one display device 12, displays video on the display device 12, and outputs sound. Note that the technique shown in the present embodiment is not limited to the game apparatus 10, and can be realized in an information processing apparatus that displays other images on the display device 12 by executing other types of applications. An example is an information processing apparatus having a function of processing application data such as a DVD playback apparatus. In the present embodiment, a game system 1 that executes a game application is shown, but a system that executes another application may be used.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the game apparatus 10. The game apparatus 10 includes a power button 20, an LED 22, a system controller 24, a device controller 30, a media drive 32, a hard disk drive 34, a switch 36, a wireless interface 38, a main controller 100, a main memory 102, and an output processing unit 200. Composed.

  The power button 20 is an input unit where an operation input from the user is performed, and is operated to turn on or off the power supply to the game apparatus 10. The power button 20 may be a push button, and the power on or off may be controlled by being pressed. The power button 20 may have another structure such as a touch sensor that allows the user to turn on / off the power. The LED 22 illuminates and displays the power on / off state. When the system controller 24 detects the pressed state or the non-pressed state of the power button 20 and detects a state transition from the power-off state to the pressed state, the system controller 24 starts up the main controller 100 and starts up the operating system boot sequence. At the same time, the lighting of the LED 22 is controlled. When the power cable is inserted into the game apparatus 10, the system controller 24 maintains the standby mode even when the power is off and monitors the pressing of the power button 20.

  The device controller 30 is configured as an LSI (Large-Scale Integrated Circuit) that exchanges information between devices like a south bridge. As illustrated, devices such as a system controller 24, a media drive 32, a hard disk drive 34, a switch 36, and the main controller 100 are connected to the device controller 30. The device controller 30 absorbs the difference in electrical characteristics of each device and the difference in data transfer speed, and controls the timing of data transfer.

  The media drive 32 is a drive device that drives the media 50 on which game data is recorded and reads game data from the media 50. The medium 50 is a recording medium such as an optical disc, a magneto-optical disc, or a Blu-ray disc. The game data includes at least an execution program for executing a game application, parameter information for defining drawing resolution and parental lock function setting information, and application content information. Attribute information such as parameter information and content information is recorded in a predetermined area of the medium 50.

  The execution program is a program necessary for application processing, and the game application proceeds by running the execution program. The parameter information is data for determining the operation of the game apparatus 10 such as the drawing resolution of the game application and access restriction age information related to the parental lock function. For example, the parameter information is read into the game apparatus 10 before the execution program is started, and is used for setting the output resolution and determining whether or not the execution program can be executed by the parental lock function. The content information is data including the title name and description information of the application. The content information is used to notify the user of the content of the game application by displaying the title of the game application as an icon on the menu screen of the game apparatus 10 or displaying the description information. The content information may include a still image icon and / or a moving image icon as an icon to be displayed.

  The hard disk drive 34 is a drive device that drives a built-in hard disk to write / read data. The switch 36 is an Ethernet switch (Ethernet is a registered trademark), and is a device that transmits and receives information by connecting to an external device in a wired or wireless manner. The switch 36 is connected to a wireless interface 38, and the wireless interface 38 is connected to a game controller 40 having a wireless communication function using a communication protocol such as a Bluetooth (registered trademark) protocol or an IEEE802.11 protocol. The game controller 40 functions as an input unit through which an operation input from the user is performed.

  The main controller 100 includes a multi-core CPU, and includes one general-purpose processor core and a plurality of simple processor cores in one CPU. In this embodiment, the general-purpose processor core is called a PPU (Power Processing Unit), and the remaining processor cores are called SPUs (Synergistic-Processing Units).

  The main controller 100 executes an operating system (hereinafter simply referred to as “OS (Operating System)”) that provides functions and an environment for efficiently using the game apparatus 10 and comprehensively controls the entire apparatus. . A plurality of application software can be executed on the OS. The OS hierarchy of the game apparatus 10 in the present embodiment takes three layers from the top: the user layer, the kernel (Kernel) layer, and the hypervisor (Hypervisor) layer. In the game device 10, the software of the user layer, the kernel layer, and the hypervisor layer are integrated to function as an “OS” of the game device 10. This OS is a game OS that provides various setting screens provided as standard on the game apparatus 10 and an execution environment for game data supplied from the media 50. Software that manages the hypervisor layer is called "privileged software". The hypervisor layer is responsible for a part of the entire functions of the OS, that is, the lowest layer function. When the power is turned on from the power button 20, it is always preferentially activated by the privileged software.

  FIG. 3 shows the OS hierarchy when operating the game OS. In this embodiment, the game OS is composed of a user layer, a kernel layer, and a hypervisor layer. When power is turned on by the power button 20, the system controller 24 supplies power to the main controller 100 and the output processing unit 200 via the device controller 30. When power is supplied to the main controller 100, the PPU first executes the boot loader of the game OS to start the hypervisor layer. Subsequently, the PPU activates the kernel layer of the game OS, and further activates the user layer so as to prepare for accepting game data supplied from the media 50. Thereby, the main controller 100 can execute a game application.

  The main controller 100 includes a memory controller connected to the main memory 102. The PPU has a register, has a main processor as an operation execution subject, and efficiently assigns a task as a basic processing unit in each application to each SPU. Note that the PPU itself may execute the task. The SPU has a register, and includes a sub-processor as an operation execution subject and a local memory (dedicated RAM) as a local storage area. The SPU has a dedicated DMA (Direct Memory Access) controller as a control unit, and can transfer data at high speed by transferring data between the main memory 102 and the local memory, and is built in the output processing unit 200. High-speed data transfer can be realized between the frame memory and the local memory.

  The output processing unit 200 is connected to the display device 12 and outputs a video signal and an audio signal that are processing results of the application. The output processing unit 200 includes a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) that realizes an image processing function. The GPU employs HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and can digitally output a video signal without using analog.

  FIG. 4 shows the internal configuration of the main controller 100 and the output processing unit 200. The main controller 100 includes an input receiving unit 104, an execution processing unit 120, a flash memory 140, a memory controller 160, and a local memory 162. The output processing unit 200 includes an image output unit 210 and an audio output unit 230. The image output unit 210 is configured as a GPU.

  In FIG. 4, each element described as a functional block for performing various processes can be configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and other LSIs in terms of hardware. This is realized by a program loaded on the computer. As described above, the main controller 100 is provided with one PPU and a plurality of SPUs, and each of the PPUs and SPUs can be configured individually or in cooperation with each other. Therefore, it is understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof, and is not limited to any one.

  The main controller 100 has an input receiving unit 104 as means for transmitting and receiving control information to and from the device controller 30. The input receiving unit 104 receives an operation input from the user's game controller 40. In the game system 1, the user uses the game controller 40 to perform various setting operations such as a parental lock function setting while viewing a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on the screen of the display device 12. The parental lock function setting operation is generally performed by the parent. The input reception unit 104 supplies age information to the flash memory 140 when it receives the age of the child input from the user on the parental lock function setting screen. The age information may be information on the age itself, or may be information from which an age such as a birthday can be derived.

  The flash memory 140 has a region information holding unit 142 and an age holding unit 144 in its storage area. The area information holding unit 142 holds area information set in the game apparatus 10. The game apparatus 10 is sold all over the world, and regional information corresponding to the sold region is set as a default value. The regional information is a unique value set in the game apparatus 10 and cannot be rewritten in principle. The age holding unit 144 holds age information set for the parental lock function supplied from the input receiving unit 104.

  In the game apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the regional information set in the game apparatus 10 and information such as the age of the child input by the parent may be stored in the hard disk registry instead of the flash memory 140. In particular, the region information is unique information set in the hardware and is not updated in principle, and thus may be written in the registry. The area information holding unit 142 and the age holding unit 144 illustrated in FIG. 4 are illustrated using the area of the flash memory 140 for convenience, but may be areas of a hard disk or other storage device.

The execution processing unit 120 includes an OS execution unit 122 that executes an OS and an application processing unit 124 that executes an application.
When the power is turned on, the OS execution unit 122 activates the hypervisor layer of the game OS with priority, and subsequently activates the kernel layer and the user layer. Thereby, an environment in which the application processing unit 124 executes the game execution program is provided.

  The memory controller 160 controls writing / reading of the external main memory 102 and the local memory 162 built in the SPU. The memory controller 160 stores data read from the hard disk or the medium 50 in the main memory 102 or the local memory 162. In this embodiment, “data” is used as a concept including program data. The execution processing unit 120 executes processing based on data stored in the main memory 102 and / or the local memory 162.

  The application processing unit 124 includes an application execution unit 126, a content information acquisition unit 128, and a parental lock function unit 130. The application execution unit 126 has a function of executing an application such as a game application or a menu screen display. The parental lock function unit 130 includes an age information acquisition unit 132 and an execution availability determination unit 134. The content information acquisition unit 128 acquires content information associated with the regional information held in the regional information holding unit 142 from the game data stored in the medium 50. As described above, the content information includes information on icons to be displayed on the menu screen and information such as an explanation image to be displayed when an icon is selected on the menu screen.

  FIG. 5 shows a directory structure of an attribute file including parameter information and content information in the medium 50. In FIG. 5, DISK_PN indicates the product number of the medium 50. PARAMETER.A placed in the GAME directory is a default value of parameter information, and CONTENT_INFO.B is a default value of content information. These default values are prepared in advance for cases where the attribute file becomes insufficient with the number of directories in the lower hierarchy, and are not normally used.

  Below the GAME directory, four directories are prepared: a D00 directory, a D01 directory, a D02 directory, and a D03 directory. Each directory is associated with a region code as will be described later. A plurality of area codes may be associated with one directory. In the D00 directory, parameter information PARAMETER_0.A and content information CONTENT_INFO_0.B are placed. Similarly, PARAMETER_1.A and CONTENT_INFO_1.B are placed in the D01 directory, PARAMETER_2.A and CONTENT_INFO_2.B are placed in the D02 directory, and PARAMETER_3.A and CONTENT_INFO_3.B are placed in the D03 directory. . Each parameter information and content information has contents according to the allocated region.

  FIG. 6 shows the correspondence between the area information set in the game apparatus 10 and the directory number of the attribute file recorded on the medium 50. In this correspondence table, the directory number of the attribute file is associated with the region code (region information) that specifies the region. This directory number indicates the directory number of the file structure shown in FIG. The game apparatus 10 may hold this correspondence table and recognize the directory number corresponding to its own region code. However, instead of the correspondence table shown in FIG. 6, another conversion table for converting the region code into the directory number. May be held.

  For example, the content information of D00 is information for game devices sold in Japan, and icon information and explanation images are created in languages such as Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. The content information of D01 is information for game devices sold in North America, Europe, Oceania and Africa, and icon information and explanation images are available in Japanese, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, etc. Created in a language. Thus, the content information of each directory is created in a language corresponding to the assigned region.

  Also, depending on the game application, the title name may be different for each region. For example, if the meaning of a title is not understood in a certain region or is assumed to be a different meaning, an appropriate title name must be defined for each region. As an example, a case where a title “Samurai Tennis” is given in Japanese in Japanese and a title “The Tennis” is given in Japanese in Western countries will be described as an example.

  As described above, the content information of D00 for Japan is supported in Japanese, English, etc., but game machines sold in Japan have a common title regardless of whether they are in Japanese or English. “Samurai Tennis” and “SAMURAI TENNIS” need to be displayed. Displaying the title “THE TENNIS” when the display language is switched to English while the title is displayed as “Samurai Tennis” in Japanese is not allowed because the game title changes. Therefore, in the content information set for each region, the title for each region is expressed in each language. In a game device sold in the United States, “THE TENNIS” is displayed when the title is displayed in English, and “THE TENNIS” is displayed when the title is displayed in Japanese.

  The conventional game disc does not have the directory structure shown in FIG. 5, and any one type of parameter information and content information in the directories indicated as D00 to D03 is recorded on the game disc. . That is, the game maker has produced a game disc in which parameter information and content information are changed for each region.

  Conventionally, there are multilingual game devices, but this only has a function of switching language display. Therefore, when the Japanese title “Samurai Tennis” is set on the game disc, “Samurai Tennis” is displayed both in Japan and in the United States. In the US, since the title name “THE TENNIS” is distributed, the title display of “Samurai Tennis” in Japanese is not allowed on a US game device. In order to avoid such a situation, conventionally, a mechanism has been constructed in which a game disc is produced for each region and can be used only in that region.

  On the other hand, in the game system 1 according to the present embodiment, game data including parameter information and content information for each region is recorded on the medium 50 so as to be compatible with all regions, so that the same game application can be used. Discs can be shared all over the world. Therefore, for a single game application, the game maker does not have to produce a different game disc for each region. When selling as packaged software, it is sufficient to make only packages for each country or region, which can greatly reduce man-hours and costs for game disk production and facilitate inventory management. In order to realize such an environment, the game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to have a function of efficiently processing the world-standardized media 50 for each region.

  The content information acquisition unit 128 reads the region information from the region information holding unit 142 and converts the region information into a directory number. In the game apparatus 10 sold in Japan, the content information acquisition unit 128 converts “region code 1” read from the region information holding unit 142 into “D00”. The content information acquisition unit 128 reads and acquires parameter information and content information held in the directory D00 from an address corresponding to the directory D00 of the medium 50. 5 may be read from the medium 50 to the main memory 102, and the content information acquisition unit 128 may acquire the content information of D00 from the main memory 102. The content information acquisition unit 128 supplies the acquired content information to the image output unit 210 of the output processing unit 200. The image output unit 210 outputs content information to the display device 12.

  FIG. 7 shows a menu screen displayed on the display device 12. On this menu screen, the content information selected according to the area information is displayed. The displayed content information may be, for example, content information set to be preferentially selected from content information prepared for each region, or content information for which a language is designated by the user. Good. The content information acquisition unit 128 determines the content information expressed in the corresponding language based on the priority information set in the content information and the language setting instruction from the user received via the input reception unit 104. The icon 13 displays the title name of the game application, and the description image 14 displays the description of the game application. The application execution unit 126 has a language change function, and can display the icon 13 and the explanation image 14 configured in another language according to an instruction from the user. Note that even in another language, the title name is a translation of “Samurai Tennis” in that language.

  For example, the main controller 100 may further include a language setting unit (not shown). This language setting unit may be connected to, for example, the input receiving unit 104, obtain a language setting instruction from the user via the input receiving unit 104, and set the language according to the instruction. The content information acquisition unit 128 acquires language information specifying the language set in the language setting unit. The content information acquisition unit 128 may be notified of the language information from the language setting unit, and may read the language information from the language setting unit. The content information acquisition unit 128 acquires content information expressed in a language specified by the language information acquired from the language setting unit from among the content information when there are a plurality of content information associated with the regional information. . As a result, it is possible to acquire content information set for each region, and it is possible to display content information expressed in a desired language on the screen. The language setting unit may be realized as one function in the execution processing unit 120.

  The game apparatus 10 of this embodiment further has a parental lock function. The parental lock function refers to a function that restricts access to content according to age. The age for restricting access to content is set according to the country or region according to the content type.

  In the game data of the medium 50 corresponding to the access age restriction, age information for specifying the access restriction age is written for each region. This age information is included in the parameter information set for each region. The age information acquisition unit 132 acquires age information associated with the area information held in the area information holding unit 142 from the game data. This process is the same as the acquisition process by the content information acquisition unit 128, and the age information acquisition unit 132 reads the region information from the region information holding unit 142 and converts the region information into a directory number. In the game apparatus 10 sold in Japan, the age information acquisition unit 132 converts “region code 1” read from the region information holding unit 142 into “D00”. The age information acquisition unit 132 reads and acquires parameter information and content information held in the directory D00 from an address corresponding to the directory D00 of the medium 50. The age information acquisition unit 132 extracts age information from the parameter information.

  The execution determination unit 134 determines whether the game data can be processed from the age of the user held in the age holding unit 144 and the age information acquired by the age information acquisition unit 132. Specifically, when the age of the user has not reached the age specified from the information acquired by the age information acquisition unit 132, the execution determination unit 134 restricts the execution of the game application in the application execution unit 126. To do. This execution restriction is, for example, processing that prohibits execution, partially prohibits it, or replaces it with another image. Thereby, the game apparatus 10 can execute the parental lock function corresponding to the restriction level set for each region.

  The game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment also has a function of processing game data by effectively using regional information. As described above, the game data includes content information for each region, but in the game data, a language used in the game application may be prepared for each region. The language set in the game application is used, for example, for displaying character lines, character names, and the like, and also used as a language for voice output.

  One language may be prepared for each region, but there may be a plurality of languages as described with respect to the content information. When a plurality of languages can be used for each region, it is preferable that priorities for use be set for these languages. This priority order may be an order that prescribes the use of one language preferentially over other languages. The application execution unit 126 has a function of generating an image signal to be output to the display device 12 by executing an execution program of game data. At this time, the region information held in the region information holding unit 142 The language used for display on the display device 12 can be set based on the above. When there are a plurality of languages used in the area corresponding to the area information, the application execution unit 126 selects and sets the languages used according to the set priority. When the user wants to change the language used during the game, the user can easily change the language used in order from the highest priority by operating the game controller 40 and present it to the user. An interface may be constructed. Thereby, the application execution part 126 can produce | generate an output image signal using the use language selected and set, and can implement | achieve the language display and audio | voice output according to the area.

  The application execution unit 126 may change the specification of the game application according to the area information. The target of the specification change may be, for example, a game difficulty level or a character to be used. By including the game specification information for each region in the parameter information or the content information, the application execution unit 126 can easily make a minor change of the game application for each region.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. .

  In the embodiment, the game apparatus 10 that executes a game application has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to an information processing apparatus that executes another application. For example, a DVD playback device may acquire content information set in accordance with a region from a worldwide DVD based on its own region code.

  In the embodiment, the case where application data common to the world is stored in a disk medium has been described. However, application data may be distributed over a network and stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. In any case, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention acquires information for each region from the application data, or performs processing specific to each region on the application data, thereby processing the common application data. Thus, it is possible to execute processing according to the region.

It is a figure which shows the use environment of the game system concerning the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional block diagram of a game device. It is a figure which shows the OS hierarchy at the time of game OS operation | movement. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a main controller and an output process part. It is a figure which shows the directory structure of the attribute file containing the parameter information and content information in a medium. It is a figure which shows the correspondence of the area information set to the game device, and the directory number of the attribute file recorded on the medium. It is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed on a display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game system, 10 ... Game device, 12 ... Display apparatus, 13 ... Icon, 14 ... Explanation image, 20 ... Power button, 22 ... LED, 24 ... System controller 30 ... Device controller 32 ... Media drive 34 ... Hard disk drive 36 ... Switch 38 ... Wireless interface 40 ... Game controller 50 ... Media , 100 ... main controller, 102 ... main memory, 104 ... input receiving unit, 120 ... execution processing unit, 122 ... OS execution unit, 124 ... application processing unit, 126 ... Application execution unit, 128 ... content information acquisition unit, 130 ... parental lock function unit, 132 ... age information Obtaining unit, 134 ... Executability determination unit, 140 ... Flash memory, 142 ... Area information holding unit, 144 ... Age holding unit, 160 ... Memory controller, 162 ... Local memory, 200... Output processing unit, 210... Image output unit, 230.

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus for displaying video on a display device,
An area information holding unit for holding area information set in the information processing apparatus;
A storage unit for storing application data including content information for each region;
A language setting section for setting the language;
A content information acquisition unit that acquires content information associated with regional information held in the regional information holding unit from application data stored in the storage unit;
An output processing unit for outputting the acquired content information to the display device ,
The content information acquisition unit acquires language information for specifying a language set in the language setting unit, and is expressed in a language specified by the acquired language information from among a plurality of pieces of content information associated with regional information. An information processing apparatus for acquiring content information to be processed. An application execution unit that executes an execution program included in the application data and generates an image signal to be output to the display device;
The application execution unit selects a language to be used based on regional information held in the regional information holding unit, and generates an output image signal using the selected language. The information processing apparatus described. It is an information processing device with a parental lock function, and in the application data, age information for specifying an access restricted age for each region is written.
An age holding unit for holding the age of the user of the information processing apparatus;
An age information acquisition unit that acquires age information associated with the area information held in the area information holding unit from the application data stored in the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the application data can be processed from the age of the user held in the age holding unit and the age information acquired by the age information acquisition unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a. A method of displaying video on a display device,
Storing the set region information in memory;
Setting the language, and
Acquiring from the application data including content information for each region, content information associated with the region information held in the memory and expressed in the set language ;
Outputting the acquired content information to a display device;
A video display method comprising: To a computer that outputs image signals to a display device,
A function to store the set region information in memory,
The ability to set the language,
A function of acquiring content information that is associated with regional information stored in a memory and expressed in a set language from application data including content information for each region;
A function to output the acquired content information to a display device;
A program to realize   A method of displaying video on a display device,
  Reading the region information set in the information processing device;
  Obtaining a language setting instruction from the user;
  Acquiring content information expressed in a language associated with the read regional information and specified by a language setting instruction from a storage unit that stores application data including content information for each region;
  Outputting the acquired content information to the display device;
  A video display method comprising:   Means for reading out regional information set in the information processing apparatus;
  Means for obtaining a language setting instruction from the user;
  Means for acquiring content information expressed in a language associated with the read regional information and specified by a language setting instruction from a storage unit that stores application data including content information for each region;
  Means for outputting the acquired content information to a display device;
  A system comprising:   An information processing apparatus for displaying video on a display device,
  An area information holding unit for holding area information set in the information processing apparatus;
  A language setting section for setting the language;
  A content information acquisition unit that acquires content information associated with the regional information held in the regional information holding unit and expressed in a set language;
  An output processing unit for outputting the acquired content information to the display device;
  An information processing apparatus comprising:   Means for acquiring regional information set in the information processing device;
  Means for acquiring language information set by a language setting instruction from a user;
  Means for acquiring content information expressed in a language that is associated with the acquired regional information and specified by the acquired language information, from a storage unit that stores application data including content information for each region;
  Means for outputting the acquired content information;
  A system comprising:

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