REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND REPRODUCTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically build a database regarding content data dispersed to a plurality of reproducing devices. SOLUTION: A content sharing management system includes an episode server 1 installed at a user's home and a plurality of content players (component stereo 2 to MD player 5) connected by radio based on a radio communication technology such as Bluetooth (R). The episode server 1 is connected to a portable player 3 or the like by radio to obtain episode information stored in the portable player 3 and to form a database to store it. The episode server 1 searches the database corresponding to a request from the portable player 3 or the like to specify a source device having content data stored as a searching result, and supplies the content data to the portable player 3 of the search request source. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI