Patent ID: 8265448
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus communicable with another electronic apparatus via a network, comprising: first storing means for storing priority information on priorities of contents capable of being used in the electronic apparatus; receiving means for receiving a list of contents stored in the other electronic apparatus with an attribute information indicating attribute of each of the contents in the list from the other electronic apparatus; determining means for determining whether a content in the list is a first content with a first priority or a second content with a second priority lower than the first priority based on the stored priority information, the received list and the received attribute information; a reception controlling means for causing a whole data of the first content to be received from the other electronic apparatus by the receiving means if the content in the list is determined to be the first content and for causing a beginning portion data, which is a predetermined portion from the beginning of the second content, to be received from the other electronic apparatus by the receiving means if the content in the list is determined to be the second content as a result of the determination; second storing means for storing at least one of the whole data and the beginning portion data; and a reproduction controlling means (i) for causing the stored whole data of the first content to be reproduced, and (ii) for causing a subsequent portion data of the second content, that is the data following the beginning portion thereof, to be received from the other electronic apparatus by the receiving means while the stored beginning portion data is being reproduced and to be reproduced following the reproduction of the beginning portion data such that the second content is reproduced by use of the beginning portion data and the subsequent portion data in a continuous manner from the beginning thereof without duplicating any portions thereof.