RADIO CLIENT TERMINAL AND RADIO SYSTEM

摘要

Provided is a radio client terminal such that a license for music distribution in a radio system is not required and such that music matching the preferences of the user can be played back at the appropriate times while audio content from a radio broadcast is being received and played back. The radio client terminal is configured so that music stored in advance in the storage unit of the radio client terminal according to the preferences of the user is played back after introductory audio from introductory audio content is output during the interval between playback of audio content and audio content.

主权项

1. A radio client terminal, which receives and plays back audio content of a radio broadcast from an external source, comprising:
an audio content receiver configured to receive the audio content; a musical piece storage unit configured to store beforehand musical pieces and introductory audio content to be introduced into playback of at least one of the musical pieces; and a playback controller configured to select and play back the audio content or the musical piece; wherein the playback controller is configured to select and play back the musical piece that has been stored beforehand in the musical piece storage unit, in between playbacks of the audio content, and wherein when the audio content cannot be received, the playback controller is configured to play back the introductory audio content, which has been read out from the musical piece storage unit, into playback of the musical piece, and thereafter, select and play back the musical piece that has been stored beforehand in the musical piece storage unit.