APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A STREAMING SERVICE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL

摘要

An apparatus and method for providing a streaming service in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit, a memory unit, a display unit, a header analyzer, a state identifying unit, and a controller. The communication unit communicates with a streaming server and receives tracks constituting data. The memory unit stores the received tracks. The display unit reproduces and outputs the received tracks. The header analyzer identifies an array state of the tracks. The state identifying unit identifies a storage state of the stored tracks. The controller determines a change or non-change of a reception scheme of data, and receives the data in the determined data reception scheme. The data request unit sends a request for tracks to the streaming server.