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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Tsunemitsu Takase, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikatsu Niwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Masunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Otani, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunemitsu Takase, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikatsu Niwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Masunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Otani, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content reproduction method is provided, which acquires, from a data transmission apparatus, first streaming data that is used to play a content at a first speed, and records the first streaming data on a storage medium. The content reproduction method plays the content at the first speed, based on the stored first streaming data. The content reproduction method also starts acquisition of second streaming data in response to a varied-speed reproduction request for the content, wherein the second streaming data is used to play the content at a second speed, and plays the content at a transition speed based on the stored first streaming data, in response to the varied-speed reproduction request. The content reproduction method plays the content at the second speed based on the second streaming data, after the acquisition of the second streaming data progresses to a reproduction preparation complete state.