METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIDEO ON DEMAND DATA CAPABLE OF COMPATIBLE PERFORMANCE OF STORAGE AND BUFFERING OF THE VIDEO ON DEMAND DATA IN VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE THROUGH SET TOP BOX AND SET TOP BOX FOR THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of processing video-on-demand data capable of compatibly storing and buffering the video-on-demand data in video-on-demand service using a set top box. The VOD data processing method of the present invention comprises: monitoring a downloading rate and a buffering rate of the VOD data; storing the downloaded VOD data in a storage prior to buffering if the downloading rate is faster than the buffering rate based on the monitoring results; and buffering the VOD data and then (or at the same time) storing the VOD data in the storage if the buffering rate is same as or faster than the downloading rate. According to the present invention, compared to a conventional streaming method, when the buffering rate is faster than the downloading rate, it provides the effect of downloading the data in the storage in advance. Further, after dividing the data into a plurality of blocks, the blocks can be downloaded at the same time within an allowable load range of the network.