Patent ID: 8490140

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: circuitry configured to set an order of priority for each of a plurality of content display devices, for each of a plurality of compatible image display capabilities, based on user instructions; obtain compatible image display capabilities of each of said content display devices; obtain image display requirements of content selected by said user; determine, automatically, an order of priority for each of said content display devices regarding which compatible image display capabilities have been obtained, based on said set order of priority, obtained compatible image display capabilities of said content display devices, and obtained image display requirements of said content; control a display to display an ordered list of said content display devices based on said determined order of priority from which said user selects a content display device to display said content stored at a server remotely connected to each of the content display devices; and control a communication interface to transmit, via a network, a command for controlling a reproducing device, connected to said content display device selected based on said order of priority, to reproduce a part of said content.