Patent ID: 8099136

Claim:
A portable terminal, comprising: a memory that stores a first content; a processor that reproduces or executes the first content stored in the memory; a communicator that communicates with a distribution server storing a second content; a display that displays an identifier of the first content stored in the memory and an identifier of the second content stored in the distribution sever; an operation unit that allows a user of the portable terminal to select one of the first content and second content by selecting one of a plurality of identifiers that are displayed by the display; and a controller that controls the memory, the processor, the communicator, the display and the operation unit, wherein the controller selects a method to obtain the content to be selected from a plurality of methods based on the content and cost or speed before the content is selected with the operation unit; the controller controls the processor to obtain the first content stored in the memory in the selected method and reproduce or execute the obtained content if the first content stored in the memory is selected with the operation unit, and controls the communicator to obtain the second content stored in the distribution server in the selected method and reproduce or execute the obtained content if the second content stored in the distribution server is selected with the operation unit; and the controller controls the display to display a message suggesting a moving to an area if a more inexpensive or faster method to obtain the selected content with the operation unit than the selected method is available in the area and the area exists in proximity to a current position of the portable terminal.