Patent ID: 8239545

Claim:
A method of retrieving multimedia content from a server, the method comprising: establishing a first session which connects a client, comprising a processor, with the server, the first session comprising transmitting, from the client to the server, a retrieval inquiry which requests retrieval of the multimedia content, under control of the processor; terminating the first session after the transmitting the retrieval inquiry, to disconnect the client from the server; establishing a second session which reconnects the client with the server, the second session comprising; transmitting, at a predetermined time, from the client to the server, a result request, which requests the server to return a result of the retrieval to the client, under control of the processor; receiving, at the client, the result of the retrieval transmitted from the server in response to the result request; and terminating the second session after the receiving the result of the retrieval, to disconnect the client from the server, wherein the retrieval inquiry comprises a time to begin the retrieval of the multimedia content and information on a duration of the retrieval of the multimedia content, and wherein the predetermined time is set based on the time to begin the retrieval of the multimedia content and the information on the duration of the retrieval of the multimedia content.