Patent ID: 8631023

Claim:
A content list display method comprising: receiving an indication of a selection of a mode of displaying content; and selectively displaying content based on the selected mode by: if the selected mode comprises a first mode: in response to an indication of a first search key attribute for search and display of private content owned by a user and public content not owned by the user, displaying, on a user interface, a list of the private content owned by the user, wherein the list of the private content is generated based on the first search key attribute; and if the selected mode comprises a second mode: in response to an indication of a second search key attribute for search and display of private content owned by a user and prior to receiving the public content identified based on the search key attribute, receiving associated data that is associated with the public content and identified based on the second search key attribute; displaying, on a user interface, a list of the private content owned by the user and the public content not owned by the user by using a predetermined common attribute as the second search key attribute such that a difference between the private content and the public content can be visually recognized; and receiving input indicating a selection of a piece of the private content or the public content from the displayed list; and if the selected piece comprises a piece of the public content: determining whether preview data of the selected piece of the public content comprising a portion of content of the selected piece of the public content has been obtained; if it is determined that the preview data comprising the portion of the content of the selected piece of the public content has not been obtained: requesting the preview data from a server; receiving the requested preview data from the server; and after the preview data of the selected piece of the public content is received from the server and the selected piece of the public content is obtained, deleting the preview data.