Patent ID: 7881590

Claim:
A method for reproducing contents information from an interactive device, comprising: a) receiving contents information from a contents provider server via an Internet, storing the received contents information in a buffer memory, and synchronously reproducing data read from a storage medium and the stored contents information; b) if receipt of the contents information from the contents provider server is suspended or delayed, sending a last download position of the contents information in the buffer memory and a request command to the contents provider server to receive contents information subsequent to the last download position while maintaining a playback mode; and c) receiving the contents information subsequent to the last download position from the contents provider server in response to the request command, and synchronously reproducing the contents information subsequent to the last download position with the data read from the storage medium, wherein capacity information associated with a storage capacity of the buffer memory is sent to the contents provider server from the interactive device and the contents information is received from the contents provider server variably with respect to a bit rate in response to the capacity information.