Patent ID: 8151063

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for transferring content from an information processing apparatus to a portable device, comprising the steps of: detecting by the information processing apparatus a direct local connection between the information processing apparatus and the portable device; obtaining a device ID of the portable device when the information processing apparatus is connected to the portable device; setting a user-specified rule regarding the content to be directly transferred to the portable device from the information processing apparatus, said setting step being performed prior to detecting said connection and said content being held on said information processing apparatus prior to detecting said connection; determining by the information processing apparatus whether the device ID of the portable device is already stored; determining by the information processing apparatus whether the portable device has sufficient remaining capacity in which the content can be transferred from the information processing apparatus to the portable device when the device ID of the portable device is already stored; and automatically transferring the content to the portable device based on the rule and when the portable device has sufficient remaining capacity.