INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM
An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a storing element for storing content data; a managing element for managing preference data by which to determine preferences of a user; a reading element for reading the content data from the storing element in response to an instruction from the user; a sorting element for sorting the content data read by the reading element, in accordance with the preference data managed by the managing element; and a composing element for composing the content data sorted by the sorting element, into a single item ready to be handled by the user.
1 . (canceled)
2 . An information processing apparatus of a user comprising:
circuitry configured to transmit a request to a server and receive at least titles of a plurality of content data from the server; and
a display configured to display a single document including the titles being sorted based on a user's preference of content genres.
3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry
receives an input to designate a title among the displayed titles,
receives URLs (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the plurality of content data with the received titles,
downloads content data of the designated title based on a URL of the designated title, and
the display displays the content data.
4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is set by the user.
5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is automatically updated based on a quantity of downloads of content data corresponding to the content genres.
6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the content data is text data of at least one of a book, magazine, manga, article, and news.
7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the content data is generated by dividing one whole data of a book, magazine, manga, article, or news into a plurality of content data.
8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the information processing apparatus is a PDA or an eBook.
9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display displays dates of downloads of the plurality of content data in the single document instead of the titles.
10 . A method implemented by an information processing apparatus of a user, comprising:
transmitting, via circuitry, a request to a server;
receiving, via the circuitry, at least titles of a plurality of content data from the server;
displaying, via a display, a single document including the titles being sorted based on a user's preference of content genres.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving an input to designate a title among the displayed titles;
receiving URLs (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the plurality of content data with the received titles;
downloading content data of the designated title based on a URL of the designated title; and
displaying the content data.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is set by the user.
13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is automatically updated based on a quantity of downloads of content data corresponding to the content genres.
14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the content data is text data of at least one of a book, magazine, manga, article, and news.
15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the content data is generated by dividing one whole data of a book, magazine, manga, article, or news into a plurality of content data.
16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the information processing apparatus is a PDA or an eBook.
17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the display displays dates of downloads of the plurality of content data in the single document instead of the titles.
18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions thereon which when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement a method, comprising:
transmitting a request to a server;
receiving at least titles of a plurality of content data from the server;
displaying a single document including the titles being sorted based on a user's preference of content genres.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving an input to designate a title among the displayed titles;
receiving URLs (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the plurality of content data with the received titles;
downloading content data of the designated title based on a URL of the designated title; and
displaying the content data.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is set by the user.
21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein the user's preference of content genres is automatically updated based on a quantity of downloads of content data corresponding to the content genres.