Patent ID: 8215545
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A controlling device that controls an apparatus, the controlling device comprising: obtaining means for obtaining, from the apparatus, a content-list including a list of content available from the apparatus; selecting means for selecting, from the apparatus for playback, a content from the content-list, and for selecting, from the apparatus, a display device, from a plurality of display devices other than a display device of the controlling device, to transmit the selected content to, wherein the obtaining means obtains image data of an image corresponding to the selected content from the apparatus; and display means for displaying the image from the obtained image data on the controlling device, wherein the display means simultaneously displays the image from the obtained image data together with a second image from a second obtained image data corresponding to a second content selected to be transmitted to a second selected display device of the plurality of display devices, and the display means displays the image and the second image together with corresponding information identifying the selected display device and the second selected display device.