Selective media playing method and apparatus according to live streaming and recorded streaming

A media service apparatus for transmitting one of real-time live media data and stored media data to a media streaming apparatus, the media service apparatus comprising at least one processor to implement:

• a playing module storage unit configured to store a script module for playing the one of the real-time live media data and the stored media data on a web browser of the media streaming apparatus, the script module being written in a script which can be parsed by the web browser;
• a playing module transmitting unit configured to transmit the script module to the media streaming apparatus in response to connecting to the media streaming apparatus;
• a packetizing unit configured to packetize the one of the real-time live media data and the stored media data to generate a transmission packet;
• and
• a web server configured to establish a communication session with the media streaming apparatus and transmit the transmission packet to the media streaming apparatus in response to a streaming request from the media streaming apparatus
• wherein the packetizing unit is further configured to:
• generate the transmission packet such that the transmission packet can be decoded by the script module in response to the streaming request indicating live streaming, and
• generate the transmission packet such that the transmission packet can be decoded by one of the script module and a decoder embedded in the web browser in response to the streaming request indicating recorded streaming.