Patent ID: 8549109

Claim:
A portable terminal, comprising: a receiving unit arranged to receive video content; a communication unit arranged to conduct communication with an external device; a display unit arranged to display the video content received by the receiving unit; an input unit arranged to receive an operation from a user; and a control unit arranged to control the receiving unit, the communication unit and the display unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to: control the display unit to display the video content received by the receiving unit, control the communication unit to transmit information to the external device to permit displaying of the video content on the external device when the input unit receives a first operation from the user to display the video content on the external device, wherein displaying of the video content on the display unit is stopped at a position when the first operation is received and displaying is resumed on the external device from the stopped position, control the display unit to display information for accepting a second operation from the user to operate the video content displayed on the external device when the video content is being displayed on the external device, control the communication unit to transmit information related to the second operation to the external device, when the video content is being displayed on the external device and the input unit receives the second operation, and control the communication unit to transmit information related to a third operation from the user to the external device, the third operation to terminate display of the video content on the external device, when the video content is being displayed on the external device and the input unit receives the third operation.