摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a playback apparatus, a playback control method, and a program, capable of facilitating a smooth switching of content data to be played back and of preventing user's convenience from being decreased. SOLUTION: The playback apparatus includes a server, a communication unit for communicating with a control apparatus that transmits a request for setting content, a request for playback and a request for stopping, a playback processing unit for a processing on the received request regarding playback, and a playback control unit for controlling a state of processing execution in the playback processing unit, wherein the playback control unit sets a primary standby time and maintains a state of playback if the request for stopping is received in the state of playback, or if the reproduction of the content data ends, and further sets a secondary standby time after the primary standby time elapses if the request for setting content is received before the primary standby time elapses, and makes content data newly set be played back if the request for playback is received before the secondary standby time elapses. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |