Patent ID: 8736763

Claim:
A content processing apparatus comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit, when the transmitter receives an acquiring request for reference time to determine a timing to synchronize a plurality of pieces of content executed by a plurality of executing modules with each other from a first executing module out of the executing modules, the acquiring request for the reference time to a second executing module out of the executing modules; a receiver configured to receive acquisition source information indicating an acquisition source of the reference time from the second executing module; and an acquiring module configured to acquire reference time information indicating the reference time from the acquisition source indicated by the acquisition source information, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit to the first executing module, together with the reference time information, processing time information indicating processing time from receiving the acquiring request until transmitting the reference time information, the processing time information being used to calculate a time lag between time in the first executing module and the reference time.