Apparatus, method and system to select content from history information representing previously reproduced content

An information processing method for use in an information processing apparatus connectable to a reproducing system having a number of servers and a number of renderers, comprising:

• creating history information for at least one renderer and storing the created history information in a storage, in which the history information for a respective renderer is based on content that has been previously reproduced by the respective renderer and includes information of (i) content type, (ii) content identification of the content, and (iii) server identification which identifies a server having stored therein the respective content, arranged in association with each other;
• inputting a reproduction request for a desired renderer which specifies at least a desired content type;
• and
• retrieving the content identification for desired content associated with the desired content type for the desired renderer from the storage and transmitting to the desired renderer a reproduction instruction which includes the retrieved content identification and the server identification wherein the desired content is stored.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-readable program for executing an information processing method for use in an information processing apparatus connectable to a reproducing system having a number of servers and a number of renderers, the method comprising:

• creating history information for at least one renderer and storing the created history information in a storage, in which the history information for a respective renderer is based on content that has been previously reproduced by the respective renderer and includes information of (i) content type, (ii) content identification of the content, and (iii) server identification which identifies a server having stored therein the respective content, arranged in association with each other;
• inputting a reproduction request for a desired renderer which specifies at least a desired content type;
• and
• retrieving the content identification for desired content associated with the desired content type for the desired renderer from the storage and transmitting to the desired renderer a reproduction instruction which includes the retrieved content identification and the server identification wherein the desired content is stored.