An information processing apparatus for sharing content data with a different apparatus which has the content data and management data including identification information of the content data and used for management of the content data, comprising: management data acquisition means (311, 312) for controlling a first communication section, which carries out proximity radio communication according to a first communication method wherein the first communication section transfers information to and from the different apparatus while the different apparatus is positioned in the proximity of said information processing apparatus, to acquire the management data from the different apparatus; display control means for controlling a display section to display the management data acquired by said management data acquisition (311, 312) means as image information; selection operation acceptance means for accepting a selection operation of selecting the content data by selecting the management data displayed on the display section under the control of said display control means; requesting means for controlling a second communication section, which carries out short distance radio communication according to a second communication method different from the first proximity radio communication, to issue a request for the content data selected by the selection operation accepted by said selection operation acceptance means to the different apparatus; and content data acquisition means for controlling the second communication section to acquire, based on the management data, the content data supplied in response to the request by said requesting means, wherein the first communication section has a reader/writer function for transferring the information to and from an IC card of the contactless type of the different apparatus to acquire the management data from the different apparatus. management data acquisition means (311, 312) for controlling a first communication section, which carries out proximity radio communication according to a first communication method wherein the first communication section transfers information to and from the different apparatus while the different apparatus is positioned in the proximity of said information processing apparatus, to acquire the management data from the different apparatus; display control means for controlling a display section to display the management data acquired by said management data acquisition (311, 312) means as image information; selection operation acceptance means for accepting a selection operation of selecting the content data by selecting the management data displayed on the display section under the control of said display control means; requesting means for controlling a second communication section, which carries out short distance radio communication according to a second communication method different from the first proximity radio communication, to issue a request for the content data selected by the selection operation accepted by said selection operation acceptance means to the different apparatus; and content data acquisition means for controlling the second communication section to acquire, based on the management data, the content data supplied in response to the request by said requesting means, wherein the first communication section has a reader/writer function for transferring the information to and from an IC card of the contactless type of the different apparatus to acquire the management data from the different apparatus.