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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeki Wakasa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuharu Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Soma, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit that receives management data including at least identification information of content data from a different device by using a first communication method. The apparatus also includes an output unit that outputs a first display based on the management information received by the first communication unit. Further, the apparatus includes a selection acceptation unit that accepts a selection of the content data according to a selection operation on the first display. The apparatus additionally includes a second communication that sends a request for the content data of which the selection acceptation unit accepts the selection to the different device and receives the content data corresponding to the request by using a second communication method whose communication range is wider than that of the first communication method.