Patent ID: 8392099

Claim:
A computer based method of processing multimedia based traffic and travel information, the method performed by an electronic device and comprising: receiving transport protocol expert group (TPEG) information having a hierarchical structure and including a first and second message, the first message being one of a road traffic message about an event and a point of interest (POI) message about a POI, and the second message being a corresponding one of a multimedia-based traffic and travel information message about the event and a multimedia-based traffic and travel information message about the POI; displaying on a display a corresponding one of the event and the POI based on information in the first message; receiving a user request for detailed information related to the one of the event and the POI; determining at least one of an available telecommunication network and an available wireless communication network; displaying a list based on the determined at least one of the available telecommunication network and the available wireless communication network; receiving a user selection of a bearer from the list; determining, based on bearer information of the determined at least one of the available telecommunication network and the available wireless communication network, whether a size of the detailed information is smaller than a threshold value; receiving the detailed information related to the one of the event and the POI from a multimedia data providing server via the selected bearer according to whether or not the size of the detailed information is smaller than the threshold value; and displaying the received detailed information, wherein the bearer information is included in the second message so that the multimedia data providing server is connectable through the determined at least one of the available telecommunication network and the available wireless communication network for receiving the detailed information related to the one of the event and the POI.