Display of content list in recording and playback apparatus

An information processing method, comprising:

• in an information processing apparatus:
• acquiring display information to display a plurality of content items, wherein
• the display information comprises content information of the plurality of content items in a first information file, location information of a plurality of thumbnails in a second information file different from the first information file, an identifier (ID) of a manufacturer of the information processing apparatus, a recording mode of each content item of the plurality of content items and a genre associated with each content item of the plurality of content items,
• the plurality of thumbnails corresponds to the plurality of content items,
• the content information comprises at least one of title, duration, record time, or record date for a respective content item of the plurality of content items, and
• the location information comprises a location of each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails stored in a directory;
• recording the display information in a single index file in the directory, wherein
• the directory includes a management file comprising management information of the display information;
• determining that the ID of the manufacturer included in the display information matches a specific manufacturer ID stored in a storage unit of the information processing apparatus;
• displaying a list of the plurality of content items based on the single index file;
• and
• displaying the recording mode of each content item of the plurality of content items and the genre associated with each content item of the plurality of content items based on the determination that the ID of the manufacturer included in the display information matches the specific manufacturer ID stored in the storage unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• acquiring display information to display a plurality of content items, wherein
• the display information comprises content information of the plurality of content items in a first information file, location information of a plurality of thumbnails in a second information file different from the first information file, an identifier (ID) of a manufacturer of an information processing apparatus, a recording mode of each content item of the plurality of content items and a genre associated with each content item of the plurality of content items,
• the plurality of thumbnails corresponds to the plurality of content items,
• the content information comprises at least one of title, duration, record time, or record date for a respective content item of the plurality of content items, and
• the location information comprises a location of each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails stored in a directory;
• recording the display information in a single index file in the directory, wherein the directory includes a management file comprising management information of the display information;
• determining that the ID of the manufacturer included in the display information matches a specific manufacturer ID in a storage unit of the information processing apparatus;
• displaying a list of the plurality of content items based on the single index file;
• and
• displaying the recording mode of each content item of the plurality of content items and the genre associated with each content item of the plurality of content items based on the determination that the ID of the manufacturer included in the display information matches the specific manufacturer ID stored in the storage unit.