SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA STREAMING SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method for a multimedia streaming service in a mobile communication device comprising a buffer for storing multimedia streams transmitted from a multimedia server, the method comprising:
- determining a buffering size of the buffer according to characteristic information of the multimedia streams;
storing the multimedia streams, transmitted from the multimedia server, in the buffer; and
playing the multimedia streams stored in the buffer.
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Abstract
A system and a method for a multimedia streaming service in a mobile communication device are provided for reducing power consumption. The mobile communication device determines a buffering size of a buffer according to characteristic information of the streams. The device receives the streams from the server, stores the streams in the buffer and plays the buffered streams. The mobile communication device requests a stream pause and the server stops a stream transmission. The server then sends a keep-alive request message to the device. The communication device then sends a keep-alive response message to the server when a keep-alive critical period expires.
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1. A method for a multimedia streaming service in a mobile communication device comprising a buffer for storing multimedia streams transmitted from a multimedia server, the method comprising:
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determining a buffering size of the buffer according to characteristic information of the multimedia streams; storing the multimedia streams, transmitted from the multimedia server, in the buffer; and playing the multimedia streams stored in the buffer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for a multimedia streaming service in a multimedia streaming service system having a multimedia server and a mobile communication device with a buffer for storing multimedia streams, the method comprising:
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storing at the mobile communication device the multimedia streams transmitted from the multimedia server in the buffer; playing at the mobile communication device the multimedia streams stored in the buffer; when receiving a stream pause request from the mobile communication device, stopping at the multimedia server a transmission of the multimedia streams and sending a keep-alive request message to the mobile communication device; and when receiving the keep-alive request message from the multimedia server, determining at the mobile communication device whether a keep-alive critical period expires, and, if the keep-alive critical period expires, sending a keep-alive response message to the multimedia server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for a multimedia streaming service, the system comprising:
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a multimedia server for storing multimedia streams and characteristic information thereof, and transmitting the multimedia streams in response to a stream request message; and a mobile communication device, which comprises a buffer for determining a buffering size of the buffer according to the characteristic information of the multimedia streams, for storing the multimedia streams transmitted from the multimedia server in the buffer and for playing the multimedia streams stored in the buffer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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