How to play multimedia stream reflecting the user's interest degree of the multi-media playback device

摘要

A method and apparatus for reproducing multimedia reflecting a user interest are provided. The apparatus includes a network transmitter/receiver, a display unit, an overlap region detector, and a multimedia processor. The network transmitter/receiver receives information on a multi contents page including a multimedia stream. The display unit outputs a predetermined display region within the multi contents page. The overlap region detector detects an overlap region between the display region and a multimedia stream region. The multimedia processor decodes the information on the multi contents page and, if the overlap region is detected, sends a request for data on the multimedia stream to an external server.