US Patent 7631094 Temporary storage of communications data

A communications data processing apparatus includes a receiver for receiving data containing time information, a timer for starting counting a time starting from time information derived from the data first received by the receiver and subtracted by a delay time, a memory for temporarily storing the data received by the receiver, a judging unit for judging whether the time information in the data temporarily stored in the memory is later than the time counted by the timer, and a processor for starting the processing of the data temporarily stored in the memory if the judging unit judges that the time information in the data is later.