Information processing apparatus and method

An information processing method comprising:

• a playback step for playing back content;
• a control-page display step for displaying a control page for controlling the playback step;
• a content-list display step for displaying a content list page;
• a switching step for switching between the control page and the list page;
• and
• a display control step for controlling the control-page display step and the content-list display step so that the control page and the list page are displayed such that the control page covers the list page or that the control page is taken off from the list page when the control page and the list page are switched in the switching step.

A program for allowing a computer to execute steps comprising:

• a playback control step for controlling playback of content;
• a control-page display control step for controlling display of a control page for controlling the playback control step;
• a content-list display control step for controlling display of a content list page;
• a switching control step for controlling switching between the control page and the list page;
• and
• a display control step for controlling the control-page display control step and the content-list display control step so that the control page and the list page are displayed such that the control page covers the list page or that the control page is taken off from the list page when the control page and the list page are switched in the switching step.