Adaptive media streaming method and apparatus according to decoding performance

An adaptive media streaming apparatus comprising:

• a receiver;
• a video web worker;
• a first video player;
• a second video player;
• the receiver receiving media data generated by a media service apparatus using a communication protocol which supports web services;
• the video web worker configured to determine that a video codec used to encode video data in the media data is supported by a first video decoder and configured to determine that a decoding delay over a delay threshold has occurred in the first video player;
• the first video player configured to decode a portion of the video data transmitted from the video web worker using a second video decoder;
• and
• the second video player configured to decode another portion of the video data using the first video decoder upon determination that the video codec is supported by the first video decoder and upon determination that the decoding delay over the delay threshold has occurred, wherein
• the first video decoder is embedded in a web browser of the adaptive media streaming apparatus that allows the adaptive media streaming apparatus to play the media data without installing a plug-in, and
• the second video decoder is written in a script which is supported by the web browser that allows the adaptive media streaming apparatus to play the media data without installing a plug-in.