Patent ID: 8589972

Claim:
An information processing device that receives and plays video, comprising: a receiving portion that receives: a video stream comprising a first commercial message video; an alternative video separate from the video stream and comprising a second commercial message video; and control information; a storage portion that stores the alternative video and the control information; a video stream playback portion that performs streaming playback of the video stream; an alternative video playback portion that plays back the alternative video stored in the storage portion; and a playback switching control portion that: selects the alternative video stored in the storage portion; determines that: a switching stop command is in effect; a number of playback times of the selected alternative video is not greater than an upper limit playback time for the selected alternative video; and receiving of the selected alternative video has been completed; when receiving of the alternative video has been completed, sets the selected alternative video as an alternative video to be played back; determines whether more switching of the video is possible based at least in part on a determination of whether a total playback time of alternative videos that have been set as alternative videos to be played back is greater than a playback time in the video stream; in response to a determination that more switching of the video is possible, repeats selection of an alternative video; in response to a determination that more switching of the video is not possible, outputs an alternative video playback list comprising the selected alternative video; and controls video played by the information processing device by performing playback of one or more alternative videos in the alternative video playback list.