Mobile information terminal

A mobile information terminal communication method comprising:

• performing data transmission and reception, including video data reception of video data, to/from an outside of a mobile information terminal;
• obtaining, from the outside, a total data communication amount indicating a limit capable of high-speed data communication by the mobile information terminal within a predetermined period;
• obtaining a cumulative data communication amount of data which has been transmitted and received by the mobile information terminal from a start of the predetermined period to a viewing start point of the video data;
• obtaining an elapsed amount of time from a start of the predetermined period;
• selecting one of a plurality of predetermined values, each of which is determined based on the obtained total data communication amount and is less than the obtained total data communication amount, on the basis of the elapsed amount of time from the start of the predetermined period;
• determining an image quality for the video data in accordance with the cumulative data communication amount of data;
• transmitting a setting value corresponding to the image quality to an external device storing the video data;
• receiving the video data having the image quality from the external device;
• and
• displaying the video data having the image quality on the display.

A mobile information terminal communication method comprising:

• performing data transmission and reception including, video data reception of video data, to/from an outside of a mobile information terminal;
• obtaining, from the outside, a total data communication amount indicating a limit capable of high-speed communication by the mobile information terminal within a predetermined period;
• setting a predetermined value, which is determined based on the obtained total data communication amount and is less than the obtained total data communication amount, in accordance with a number of days elapsed from a start of the predetermined period;
• displaying on a display a program guide screen where a list of a plurality of video content are selectable on the display as the video data to be received;
• after the video data to be received is selected, obtaining a cumulative data communication amount of data which has been transmitted and received by the mobile information terminal from the start of the predetermined period to a viewing start point of the video data;
• determining an image quality for the video data in accordance with the cumulative data communication amount of data;
• transmit a setting value corresponding to the image quality to an external device storing the video data;
• receiving the video data having the image quality from the external device;
• and
• displaying the video data having the image quality on the display.