APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTITASKING IN A DIGITAL BROADCASTING PORTABLE TERMINAL

摘要

A method and an apparatus for multitasking in a digital broadcasting portable terminal are provided to provide simultaneously additional functions of a mobile phone while reproducing DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) data in a portable terminal, thereby improving the convenience of a portable phone user. A method for multitasking in a digital broadcasting portable terminal comprises the following steps of: reproducing digital broadcasting data requested from a user(303); inputting an application execution command of a portable terminal while reproducing the digital broadcasting data(307); performing reproduction in the digital broadcasting data of background in response to the application execution command of the portable terminal(309); and executing an associated application of the mobile terminal according to the execution command.