Patent ID: 8060637
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A playback apparatus configured to receive stream data transmitted from a server connected to the playback apparatus via a network and play back the stream data, the playback apparatus comprising: attribute information request means for requesting the server to transmit attribute information associated with the stream data and receiving the attribute information in an order in which to play back the stream data; an attribute information buffer configured to temporarily store the attribute information sequentially received from the server and retain at least first attribute information associated with second stream data of a second content item to be played back next after first stream data of a first content item being currently played back; a stream data buffer of a first-in-first-out type configured to sequentially store the stream data received from the server and to sequentially output the stream data to playback processing means; and stream data request means for: