DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

摘要

When an amount of stored media data exceeds a threshold, the media reception buffer 209 outputs a signal indicating the fact to the radio control section 205. When the radio control section 205 receives a signal indicating that the amount of media data has exceeded the threshold from the media reception buffer 209, the radio control section 205 instructs the initial buffering condition decision section 207 to decrease the data reception rate. The media reception rate decision section 208 decides the media-specific rate and outputs it to the initial buffering condition decision section 207. The initial buffering condition decision section 207 decides the buffering time and rate based on the media-specific rate input from the media reception rate decision section 208. This makes it possible to shorten the time required to store data in the storage section before starting data play back and shorten the time after requesting the server to send data until the data is played back.