Patent ID: 8942545
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A content reception device for receiving a plurality of contents, comprising: a storage portion for storing information regarding times of publication of the plurality of contents; an accumulation time setting portion for determining, in a case where candidate times for times of accumulation of the plurality of contents overlap with each other, an order of the times of publication among the plurality of contents on the basis of the information regarding the times of publication stored in the storage portion, and setting a time of accumulation for each content on the basis of the determination result; and a content accumulation portion for accumulating the each content on the basis of times of accumulation set by the accumulation time setting portion, wherein the plurality of contents include a first content and a second content; the accumulation time setting portion determines, in a case where a candidate time for a time of accumulation of the first content and a candidate time for a time of accumulation of the second content overlap with each other, an order of times of publication between the first content and the second content, sets a time of accumulation of the first content to the candidate time for the time of accumulation of the first content in a case where a time of publication of the second content is later than a time of publication of the first content, and sets a time of accumulation of the second content to a time when the second content is broadcasted which is later than the candidate time for the time of accumulation of the first content, and the accumulation time setting portion sets, in a case where a time of accumulation of the second content is later than a time of publication of the second content, a time of accumulation of the second content to a candidate time for a time of accumulation of the first content and a time of accumulation of the first content to a time when the first content is broadcasted which is later than the candidate time for the time of accumulation of the first content.