Playback apparatus and playback control means

摘要

A playback apparatus adapted to play back a content includes a first input unit via which to input a first content to be played back from a first apparatus, a second input unit via which to input a second content to be played back, and a storage unit adapted to store a specified playback start time. If time measured by a clock unit indicates that a predetermined time before the specified playback start time has been reached, a control unit controls a requesting unit to request the first apparatus to input the first content to be played back. If it is determined that the inputting of the first content from the first apparatus is not successfully completed by the specified playback start time, the control unit controls the playback operation so as to play back the second content input via the second content input unit.

主权项

1. A playback apparatus, comprising:
first content input means via which to input first content from a first apparatus, the first content representing first content to be played back; requesting means for requesting the first apparatus to input the first content to be played back; second content input means via which to input second content; clock means for measuring time; specified playback start time storage means for storing data indicating a specified playback start time at which to start playback of the first content to be played back; and control means for controlling a playback operation such that if it is determined that a first amount of data of the first content to be played back which is received from the first apparatus is less than a threshold value prior to the specified playback start time, the threshold value being less than an entire amount of the data of the first content, the control means controls the playback operation to start playing back the second content at the specified playback start time.