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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSung Zoon Yang
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A method of providing a multimedia service to a mobile communication terminal, which includes selecting a content to be downloaded, and selectively downloading the content using a streaming mode when the content cannot be downloaded using a progressive mode.
A method of providing a multimedia service to a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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Terminal devices: adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
Protocols: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for unicast
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks
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This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) to Patent Application No. 10-2006-0093406 filed in the Republic of Korea on Sep. 26, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and corresponding method that selectively provides a multimedia service in a streaming or progressive mode based on an amount of memory available in the mobile terminal.
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings, which are given by illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is an overview illustrating a system for selectively providing a multimedia service to a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The mobile communication system according to the present invention selectively provides a multimedia service in a streaming mode or a progressive mode. That is, the mobile terminal selectively downloads a multimedia program (e.g., a movie, music video, etc.) using a progressive or streaming mode.
The progressive mode plays the multimedia content and also stores the multimedia content, and the streaming mode only displays the multimedia content and does not store the multimedia content. The mobile communication terminal also advantageously determines an amount of available memory on the terminal when deciding whether to download the content in a progressive or streaming mode.