Content distribution system, playback apparatus, and content distribution method
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorYasushi MIYAKE
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Abstract
A content distribution system includes a playback apparatus and a content distribution apparatus. The content distribution apparatus includes: the second communication unit that receives a request for first content data from the playback apparatus; and a distribution controller that causes the second communication unit to transmit the first content data and second content data that is determined to be played back next to the first content data in a playback order of pieces of content data, when the received request for the first content data includes gapless playback instruction information.
Claims10
A content distribution system, comprising:
- a playback apparatus;
- and
- a content distribution apparatus, wherein
- the playback apparatus includes:
- a first communication unit;
- and
- a playback controller that causes the first communication unit to transmit a request for first content data, and plays back the first content data received by the first communication unit, and
- the content distribution apparatus includes:
- a second communication unit that receives the request for the first content data from the playback apparatus;
- and
- a distribution controller that causes the second communication unit to transmit the first content data and second content data when the request for the first content data received by the second communication unit includes gapless playback instruction information, the second content data being determined to be played back next to the first content data in a playback order of pieces of content data.
A playback apparatus, comprising:
- a communication unit;
- a playback controller that causes the communication unit to transmit a request for content data, and plays back the content data received by the communication unit;
- and
- an operation receiver that receives user's operation, wherein
- the playback controller determines whether or not to include gapless playback instruction information in the request for the content data, according to the user's operation received by the operation receiver.
A content distribution method, comprising:
- receiving a request for first content data from a playback apparatus;
- and
- transmitting the first content data and second content data when the request for the first content data received from the playback apparatus includes gapless playback instruction information, the second content data being determined to be played back next to the first content data in a playback order of pieces of content data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.