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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Asazu, Tokyo, JP;
Takefumi Kitayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehisa Souraku, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuruta, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit adapted to acquire preference information representing a user's preference based on an operation given by the user regarding content; a selecting unit adapted to select content and to designate the selected content as an object for copying; and a copying unit adapted to copy the selected content to another information processing apparatus. Further, if the object for copying is copied by the copying unit, the acquiring unit updates the preference information associated with the content of the copied object for copying.