Communication device, control method, and storage medium

A communication device comprising:

• a first receiving unit configured to receive a playback request for content;
• a playback unit configured to play back the content based on the playback request received by the first receiving unit;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain user identification information for identifying a user related to the playback request received by the first receiving unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the first receiving unit receives a playback request for second content while the playback unit is playing back first content, control to start playing back the second content, based on a fact that a user identified by first user identification information is identical to a user identified by second user identification information, the first user identification information identifying a user related to a playback request for the first content, the second user identification information identifying a user related to the playback request for the second content, and control to continue playing back the first content, based on a fact that the user identified by the first user identification information is different from the user identified by the second user identification information.

A control method comprising:

• receiving a playback request for first content;
• obtaining first device identification information for identifying a source device that has transmitted the playback request for the first content;
• receiving a playback request for second content while a communication device is playing back the first content in response to the playback request for the first content;
• obtaining second device identification information for identifying a source device that has transmitted the playback request for the second content;
• and
• performing control to start playing back the second content, based on a fact that the source device identified by the first device identification information is identical to the source device identified by the second device identification information, and control to continue playing back the first content, based on a fact that the source device identified by the first device identification information is different from the source device identified by the second device identification information.

A control method comprising:

• receiving a playback request for first content;
• obtaining first user identification information for identifying a user related to the playback request for the first content;
• receiving a playback request for second content while a communication device is playing back the first content in response to the playback request for the first content;
• obtaining second user identification information for identifying a user related to the playback request for the second content;
• and
• performing control to start playing back the second content, based on a fact that the user identified by the first user identification information is identical to the user identified by the second user identification information, and control to continue playing back the first content, based on a fact that the user identified by the first user identification information is different from the user identified by the second user identification information.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a control method of a communication device, comprising:

• receiving a playback request for first content;
• obtaining first device identification information for identifying a source device that has transmitted the playback request for the first content;
• receiving a playback request for second content while the communication device is playing back the first content in response to the playback request for the first content;
• obtaining second device identification information for identifying a source device that has transmitted the playback request for the second content;
• and
• performing control to start playing back the second content, based on a fact that the source device identified by the first device identification information is identical to the source device identified by the second device identification information, and control to continue playing back the first content, based on a fact that the source device identified by the first device identification information is different from the source device identified by the second device identification information.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a control method of a communication device, comprising:

• receiving a playback request for first content;
• obtaining first user identification information for identifying a user related to the playback request for the first content;
• receiving a playback request for second content while the communication device is playing back the first content in response to the playback request for the first content;
• obtaining second user identification information for identifying a user related to the playback request for the second content;
• and
• performing control to start playing back the second content, based on a fact that the user identified by the first user identification information is identical to the user identified by the second user identification information, and control to continue playing back the first content, based on a fact that the user identified by the first user identification information is different from the user identified by the second user identification information.