METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION SWITCHING ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF DATA NOT TRANSFERED

摘要

A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises a processing unit for carrying out an operation intended for a data object such as content or a program, a channel builder for establishing a data channel for providing a data object to, for example, a player or a browser; and a data transceiver, while being connected to one of communication networks among a plurality of heterogeneous networks, for receiving a data object from an external server through the communication network, providing the received data to the processing unit through the data channel, checking the amount of remaining data to receive from the data object.

主权项

1. A mobile communication terminal capable of accessing a wireless communication network, comprising:
a data processing unit adapted to conduct an intended operation for a data object; and a data transceiver configured
to receive data of a data object from an external server, in a state of being connected to a communication network among a plurality of heterogeneous networks including a first communication network and a second communication network, through the connected communication network,to check an amount of remaining data, not received, of the data object while providing the received data to the data processing unit, andin case of a current state being corresponding to one of conditions for connection switching, to switch connection if a value reflecting the checked amount of remaining data is greater than a value of a determined criterion, and not to switch connection if smaller than the value of the determined criterion.