Patent ID: 7130937

Claim:
A method for providing a data streaming service from a server to a terminal through a wireless network, the data streaming service having two or more predetermined service bit rates, the method comprising the steps of: (a) starting the data streaming service at a service bit rate requested by the terminal; (b) receiving an occupancy of a queuing buffer of the terminal, wherein the occupancy represents the amount of data of the data streaming service occupying the queuing buffer of the terminal; (c) determining whether the occupancy is below a first threshold or is equal to or greater than a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is less than the second threshold; (d) if the occupancy is below the first threshold, determining whether a current service bit rate is a lowest service bit rate among the predetermined service bit rates and, if a determination result is negative, providing the data streaming service at a predetermined service bit rate which is less than the current service bit rate; and (e) if the occupancy is equal to or greater than a second threshold, providing the data streaming service at a predetermined service bit rate which is greater than the current service bit rate.