×

Data reception apparatus and data distribution system

  • US 7,817,551 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2003
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A data reception apparatus comprising:

  • a data reception section that receives data sent from a server through a communication link;

    a storage section that stores the received data;

    a playback section that plays back the stored data; and

    a requesting section that requests, in a first request, the server to send initial buffering data at a rate more than a media specific rate for a specified period and requests, in a second request, the server to send other data at the media specific rate for a period after the specified period, whereinthe first request comprises information that identifies the specified period.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×