Patent ID: 8032538
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: G06Q,G11B

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a communication device for transmitting a download request signal to request an external device to download specific content data, and receiving content data corresponding to said download request signal; a recording device for recording a content data main body and fringe information of said content data received by said communication device on a recording medium such that said content data main body and said fringe information are associated with one another, said content data having said content data main body and said fringe information containing at least content identification information, content title information, a content data set identification information storage area, a content data set title information storage area and a recording order information storage area; and an image generation device for generating and outputting an image where content data set title information stored in said content data set title information storage area corresponding to said content data recorded by said recording device are displayed side by side, and said content title information of said content data whose content data set title information is stored in said content data set title information storage area are displayed below said content data set title information in an order indicated by recording order information stored in said recording order information storage area, wherein, said recording device generates, based on content data set identification information corresponding to said content data, content data set play list management information and records said content data set play list management information on said recording medium, said content data set play list management information containing content data set play list identification information, content data set identification information and content data set play list created date and time information, and said content data set play list identification information is issued to content data management information managed by said content data set play list management information, said recording device acquires said content data set play list management information containing said content data set identification information of said received content data, and then sorts said content data set play list management information based on said content data set play list created date and time information, said recording device extracts oldest content data set play list management information out of said content data set play list management information, when said content data management information corresponding to said recording order information of said received content data exists within said content data management information to which said content data set play list identification information of said extracted content data set play list management information is issued, said recording device extracts second oldest content data set play list management information, said recording device extracts said content data set play list management information in order of time, and, when said content data management information corresponding to said recording order information of said received content data does not exist within said content data management information to which said content data set play list identification information of said extracted content data set play list management information is issued, issues the content data set play list identification information of said content data set play list management information to said content data management information, and then records, along with said content data main body, said content data management information on said recording medium, and said recording device generates new content data set play list management information when said content data management information corresponding to said recording order information of said received content data exists within said content data management information to which said content data set play list identification information of all said content data set play list management information to be recorded is issued, and issues said content data set play list identification information, which was issued to said content data set play list management information, to said received content data management information, and then records, along with said content data main body, said content data management information on said recording medium.