Patent ID: 7653686
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content data reproducing device which requests content data of a desired content from a server storing the content data and reproduces a first portion of the content data while receiving a second portion of the content data, the content reproducing device comprising: communication means for requesting the content data from the server and for receiving the content data; a receive buffer which buffers the content data received by the communication means; reproducing means for reading the content data buffered in the receive buffer and for reproducing the content data; and control means for controlling reproduction of the content data, wherein when a stop state in which reproduction of a content is stopped is switched to a pause state in which the reproduction of the content is paused, the control means during the pause is for: wherein, when the switch from the stop state to the pause state is detected, the communication means transmits a request for the content data to the server while the content data reproducing device stays in the pause state.