Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and information processing system
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor and a memory including instructions which, when executed by the processor, control;
(i) reproduction of content data and a thumbnail image of the content data,(ii) providing an object to identify an external device while the content data is reproduced at the information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device,(iii) transmission, to the external device, of a request to reproduce the content data based on selection of the object,(iv) reception, from the external device, of information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data,(v) display of the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of information identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data,(vi) transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a processor and a memory including instructions which, when executed by the processor, control; (i) reproduction of content data and a thumbnail image of the content data, (ii) providing an object to identify an external device while the content data is reproduced at the information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device, (iii) transmission, to the external device, of a request to reproduce the content data based on selection of the object, (iv) reception, from the external device, of information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data, (v) display of the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of information identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data, (vi) transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information processing apparatus method comprising:
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controlling, by a processing device, reproducing content data and a thumbnail image of the content data; providing an object to identify an external device while the content data is reproduced at an information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device; transmitting, to the external device, a request to reproduce the content data based on a selection of the object; receiving, from the external device, information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data; displaying the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of the object identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data; and transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus.
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15. A non-transitory recording medium configured to store a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:
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reproducing content data and a thumbnail image of the content data; providing an object to identify an external device while the content data is reproduced at an information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device; transmitting, to the external device, a request to reproduce the content data based on selection of the object; receiving, from the external device, information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data; displaying the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of information identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data; and transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus.
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16. An information processing system comprising:
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a content management server configured to manage content data; an information processing apparatus; and an external device connected to the information processing apparatus; the information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to control; (i) reproduction of the content data and a thumbnail image of the content data, (ii) providing an object to identify the external device while the content data is reproduced at the information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device, (iii) transmission, to the external device, of a request to reproduce the content data based on selection of the object, (iv) reception, from the external device, of information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data, (v) display of the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of information identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data, and (vi) transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus.
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17. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a processor and a memory including instructions which, when executed by the processor, control; (i) reception of user input to select content data to be reproduced, (ii) storing the content data and a thumbnail image of the content data, (iii) reproduction of the content data and the thumbnail image, (iv) providing an object to identify an external device while the content data is reproduced at the information processing apparatus, the object including at least information of a type of content data reproducible by the external device, (v) transmission, to the external device, of a request to reproduce the content data based on selection of the object, (vi) reception, from the external device, of information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the content data, (vii) display of the thumbnail image of the content data with a display of information identifying the external device, while the external device is reproducing the content data, and (viii) transmitting information indicating a reproducing point of the content data to synchronize the reproduction of the content data according to the reproducing point, in which the reproducing point corresponds to a point of switching reproduction of the content data from the information processing apparatus.
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