Patent ID: 8632008

Claim:
A controlling device that controls an apparatus, the controlling device comprising: an obtaining circuit configured to obtain, from the apparatus, a content-list including a list of content available from the apparatus; a selecting circuit configured to select, from the apparatus, a content for playback from the content-list, and select, from the apparatus, a display device, from a plurality of display devices other than a display of the controlling device, to transmit the selected content to, wherein the obtaining circuit is further configured to obtain image data of an image corresponding to the selected content from the apparatus; and a display controller circuit configured to display, on the display of the controlling device, the image from the obtained image data on the controlling device, the content-list, and a status of content in the content-list, wherein status includes an identification of a display device, from the plurality of display devices other than the display of the controlling device, that is playing back content in the content-list.