Patent ID: 7707610

Claim:
A method for processing multimedia data in a mobile communication terminal having at least one sub processor and a main processor, the method comprising: reading an information value of the multimedia data at the main processor, wherein the information value of the multimedia data is associated with at least one of a file type and a file size; selecting either the main processor or the at least one sub processor at the main processor to process the multimedia data according to the information value of the multimedia data; calling a codec configured for the multimedia data processing at the selected main processor or at least one sub processor; and processing the multimedia data at the selected main processor or at least one sub processor by using the called codec, wherein the information value of the multimedia data is further associated with the resolution of the file when the multimedia data is image data or video data, wherein the information value of the multimedia data is further associated with a sampling frequency and a frame rate when the multimedia data is video data, wherein the information value of the multimedia data is further associated with the sampling frequency when the multimedia data is audio data.