Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Information Processing Program

An information processing method for an information processing apparatus for controlling reproduction of first content and second content to simultaneously reproduce the contents, the information processing method comprising the steps of:

• controlling reproduction of the first content;
• selecting, from first metadata attached to the first content, first theme metadata representing a theme of the first content and the second content to be reproduced;
• controlling reproduction of the second content when the first theme metadata and second metadata attached to the second content are the same;
• and
• comparing second theme metadata selected in the selecting step from metadata of the second metadata different from the first theme metadata and third metadata attached to third content, wherein
• in the step of controlling reproduction of the first content, reproduction of the third content is controlled when the second theme metadata and the third metadata are the same.

A computer program for causing a computer to perform processing for controlling reproduction of first content and second content to simultaneously reproduce the contents, the computer program causes the computer to perform processing comprising:

• controlling reproduction of the first content;
• selecting, from first metadata attached to the first content, first theme metadata representing a theme of the first content and the second content to be reproduced;
• controlling reproduction of the second content when the first theme metadata and second metadata attached to the second content are the same;
• and
• comparing second theme metadata selected in the selecting step from metadata of the second metadata different from the first theme metadata and third metadata attached to third content, wherein
• in the controlling reproduction of the first content, reproduction of the third content is controlled when the second theme metadata and the third metadata are the same.

An information processing apparatus that controls reproduction of first content and second content to simultaneously reproduce the contents, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first reproduction control unit configured to control reproduction of the first content;
• a selecting unit configured to select, from first metadata attached to the first content, first theme metadata representing a theme of the first content and the second content to be reproduced;
• a second reproduction control unit configured to control reproduction of the second content when the first theme metadata and second metadata attached to the second content are the same;
• and
• a comparing unit configured to compare second theme metadata selected by the selecting unit from metadata of the second metadata different from the first theme metadata and third metadata attached to third content, wherein
• the first reproduction control unit controls reproduction of the third content when the second theme metadata and the third metadata are the same.