Patent ID: 7272859
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus operably linked to a device, said information processing apparatus comprising: a device authenticating unit configured to authenticate the device; a memory configured to store device information of the device and connection status information of the device and content information which is stored in the device; a communication unit configured to receive the device information of the device, the connection status information and content information of content from the device; an updating unit configured to update the device information and the connection status information of the device and the content information based on an information based on information that the communication unit received; and, a display control unit configured to control display of the device information and the content information; wherein the display control unit being responsive to the updating unit to reflect the updated device information and content information on a display to represent device information and content information in different ways depending on the connection status information of the device indicate whether the device is connected or not to said information processing apparatus, wherein said display controlling unit controls the display to display the content information which was stored in the device at a time of a previous connection when the connection status information indicates that the device is not connected.