Content player

A content player comprising:

• a near field communication module configured to perform a near field communication with a remote control device;
• a content storage section configured to store content data;
• a playlist storage section configured to store folders and playlists having a tree structure including a root folder as a root node and a plurality of playlists as leaf nodes, each playlist including a group of identification information of the content data;
• a current location storage section configured to store current location information indicating a current location of a node being selected in the playlist storage section;
• a playback module configured to play back content data having the identification information being included in the playlist;
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• a current location notification module configured to:
• control the near field communication module to send the current location information to the remote control device when:
• (i) the playback module is in operation, (ii) the content player is connected to the remote control device by the near field communication module, and (iii) a notification request for the current location is received from the remote control device, and
• control the near field communication module to send information indicating the root folder, as the current location information, to the remote control device when:
• (i) the playback module is not in operation, (ii) the content player is connected to the remote control device by the near field communication module, and (iii) the notification request is received from the remote control device.