Patent ID: 8122355
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit; a selection unit for selecting a user to establish communication with an external apparatus of the user; a communication unit for carrying out the communication with the external apparatus; a reproduction unit for reproducing a content; a determination unit for determining whether or not the content is streaming from the external apparatus; a control unit for changing a background of a content reproduction display screen appearing on the display unit based on user background information of the selected user acquired from the external apparatus based on a determination that the content is streaming from the external apparatus and for displaying the content reproduction display screen appearing on the display unit based on background information of the information processing apparatus based on a determination that the content is not streaming from the external apparatus; and a user interface for receiving a request to change from the content reproduction display screen to a display screen other than the content reproduction display screen, wherein, based on the request, the control unit displays the other display screen based on background information of the selected user acquired from the external apparatus and based upon the determination that the content is streaming from the external apparatus; wherein the content reproduction display screen is displayed based on a first set of attributes of the background information of the selected user acquired from the external apparatus and the other display screen is displayed based on a second set of attributes of the background information of the selected user acquired from the external apparatus.