Patent ID: 7813757

Claim:
An information processor comprising: a first function portion including communication means for executing processing relating to communication of data, and communication managing means for controlling said communication means and for managing information representing whether or not said communication means is executing the processing relating to the communication of the data; a second function portion different from said first function portion; instructing means for issuing an instruction to stop said first function portion; determining means provided in said second function portion for, when said instructing means issues the instruction to stop said first function portion, determining based on the information managed by said communication managing means whether or not said communication means is executing the communication processing; and stopping means provided in said second function portion for, when said determining means determines that said communication means is executing the communication processing, stopping said first function portion after the communication processing is completed; wherein said second function portion executes processing relating to reproduction of content data wherein said first function portion communicates with an other information processor to download content data, and records the content data in a recording medium installed in said second function portion, and said second function portion executes processing relating to reproduction of the content data recorded in said recording medium.