Patent ID: 8204789
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06Q,H04H

Abstract:
1. Receiving equipment for receiving a transport stream obtained by repeatedly multiplexing a plurality of pieces of content data, the receiving equipment comprising: reading means for reading predetermined information corresponding to the plurality of pieces of content data from the transport stream; receiving means for receiving designation of at least some of the plurality of pieces of content data from a user; determining means for determining, with reference to the predetermined information read by the reading means, an order of extracting the designated pieces of content data from the transport stream based on a predetermined algorithm whereby (i) a given one of the designated pieces of content data having a currently earliest transmission start time is next extracted until completion of the transmission of the given piece and (ii) step (i) is repeated until all of the designated pieces of content data are extracted; extracting means for extracting the designated pieces of content data from the transport stream in accordance with the order determined by the determining means.