INFORMATION RECEPTION AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION RECEPTION AND PLAYBACK METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform processing for downloading data of a plurality of contents for processing for playing back specific contents in a state that the plurality of contents are downloaded. SOLUTION: When it is requested to play back specific contents while downloading the plurality of contents from a network via a network IF section 40, a priority setting section 212 provides to a download control section 211 information for preferentially downloading contents to be played back or information for which a metadata processing section 213 analyzes relevance between the contents to be played back and a plurality of other contents and to which a download priority corresponding to the analyzed relevance is added, and the download control section 211 controls downloading on the basis of the provided information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT