Patent ID: 8238203

Claim:
A method for information processing, comprising: displaying a first display and a second display on a same screen of an information processing apparatus, wherein the first display is a display for accepting a first update request for comparing update data held by the information processing apparatus with update data prepared on a network to determine whether update data related to content held by a content playback unit needs to be updated with the update data prepared on the network by connecting the information processing apparatus to the network or to the update data held by the information processing apparatus, the first update request is a request for determining which of the update data held by the information processing apparatus and the update data prepared on the network is updated after updating the other, and acquiring the update data prepared on the network if it is determined that the update data prepared on the network is updated after updating the update data held by the information processing apparatus, and the second display is a display for accepting a second update request for transferring the update data acquired in accordance with the first update request to the content playback unit; referring to the update data prepared on the network if the first update request is made, and then acquiring the update data prepared on the network if it is determined that the update data prepared on the network is updated after updating the update data held by the information processing apparatus; and transferring the update data acquired in accordance with the second update request to the content playback unit to update the update data related to the content held by the content playback unit to the acquired update data.