Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method and program

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• memory configured to store a user ID of a first apparatus;
• and
• circuitry configured to
• control transmission of a content ID to a second apparatus in response to a request from the second apparatus,
• identify, in response to receiving the user ID and the content ID from the second apparatus, the first user of the first apparatus as a recipient by using the user ID, and
• control distribution of purchased content identified by the content ID to the first apparatus.

An information processing method implemented by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• storing a user ID of a first apparatus;
• controlling transmission of a content ID to a second apparatus in response to a request from the second apparatus,
• identifying, in response to receiving the user ID and the content ID from the second apparatus and using processing circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the first user of the first apparatus as a recipient by using the user ID;
• and
• controlling distribution of purchased content identified by the content ID to the first apparatus.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement an information processing method, comprising:

• storing a user ID of a first apparatus;
• controlling transmission of a content ID to a second apparatus in response to a request from the second apparatus,
• identifying, in response to receiving the user ID and the content ID from the second apparatus, the first user of the first apparatus as a recipient by using the user ID;
• and
• controlling distribution of purchased content identified by the content ID to the first apparatus.