Patent ID: 7986759

Claim:
A voice data output method for accumulating received voice data in a data accumulating unit to which an upper accumulation limit amount as a basis for discarding accumulated voice data is set, and performing output based on the voice data accumulated in the data accumulating unit, the voice data output method comprising: releasing the upper accumulation limit amount during predetermined period of time from a time point at which reception of the voice data starts; receiving the voice data during the predetermined period of time and accumulating the received voice data in the data accumulating unit; discarding the voice data that has been accumulated in the data accumulating unit and that exceeds a set value of the upper accumulation limit amount, the discarding being performed only after the predetermined period of time elapses; and outputting the voice data accumulated in the data accumulating unit to a jitter buffer, wherein voice output processing is performed on the basis of the voice data outputted to and stored on the jitter buffer.