Information device

1. An information device comprising:

a communication component that communicates with an external device; and

a controller that runs an operating system to execute a video playback application, the controller sending a first download request for all of video data to entirely download the video data from the external device through the communication component using the video playback application, and executing a post-download processing for playing the video data after completing download of the video data using the video playback application, the operating system changing the video playback application to a suspended state in response to the first download request, changing the video playback application from the suspended state to a background in response to completing the download of the video data, and changing the video playback application from the background to the suspended state in response to a specific length of time elapsing after completing the download of the video data,

the controller sending a second download request for only part of the video data that has been entirely downloaded to the external device using the video playback application in response to determining that the post-download processing for the video data that has been entirely downloaded is not completed within the specific length of time while the video playback application is running in the background.

2. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller repeats sending the second download request until the post-download processing is complete.

3. The information device according to claim 2 , wherein

the controller resends the second download request within a specific length of time.

4. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller deletes the part of the video data downloaded in response to the second download request.

5. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller executes the post-download processing that includes processing to convert a format of the video data into a playable format, or processing to produce playback data that associates playback time of the video data and data volume of the video data.

6. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller sends the second download request for the part of the video data in a pre-conversion format to the external device in response to determining that the video data whose format is converted by the external device during download of the video data is downloaded through the communication component.

7. The information device according to claim 5 , wherein

the controller specifies a playback location in the video data based on the video data that has been downloaded and the playback data.

8. The information device according to claim 7 , wherein

the controller plays the video data while converting the video data in a playable format.

9. The information device according to claim 7 , wherein

the controller plays the video data while converting the video data in a playable format from the playback location.

10. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller sends the second download request for the part of the video data to the external device in response to determining that the video playback application has changed from foreground to the background while the post-download processing is performed.

11. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller sends the second download request to the external device to perform other processing that is different from the post-download processing in response to determining that the post-download processing is complete.

12. The information device according to claim 11 , wherein

the processing that is different from the post-download processing includes processing to produce thumbnail or thumbnail video in a list of video data.

13. The information device according to claim 12 , wherein

the controller sends the second download request for thumbnail data.

14. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller halts the post-download processing in response to determining that the post-download processing is not completed within the specific length of time, and

the controller continues the post-download processing in response to determining that the download of the part of the video data is complete in response to the second download request.

15. The information device according to claim 5 , wherein

the processing to convert the format of the video data into the playable format includes processing to divide the video data into a plurality of files and processing to produce a playlist for playing the files.

16. The information device according to claim 15 , wherein

the controller plays the video data by designating the files based on the playlist.

17. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller sends the second download request for the part of the video data to the external device by specifying a data range of the part in the video data.

18. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller repeats sending the second download request for the same part of the video data to the external device.

19. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller repeats sending the second download request until the post-download processing is complete,

the controller executes the post-download processing that includes processing to convert a format of the video data into a playable format, or processing to produce playback data that associates playback time of the video data and data volume of the video data,

the controller sends the second download request for the part of the video data to the external device in response to determining that the video playback application has changed from foreground to the background while the post-download processing is performed, and

the controller repeats sending the second download request for the same part of the video data to the external device.