Dynamic content stream delivery to a telecommunications terminal based on the state of the terminal's battery
First Claim
1. A method comprising transmitting a signal to a telecommunications terminal only when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery is above a threshold.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering a content stream to a terminal only if: (i) the terminal has a transducer (e.g., speaker, video display, etc.) that is capable of outputting the content stream'"'"'s media type, and (ii) the battery of the terminal has sufficient energy to handle receiving, storing, processing, and outputting the content stream. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a telecommunications terminal periodically transmits a message that indicates the energy level of its battery, or the media types (e.g., audio, video, etc.) that are welcome at the terminal, or both. The illustrative embodiment is disclosed in the context of an interactive voice response system, but is applicable in a wide variety of other telecommunications systems and applications.
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- 1. A method comprising transmitting a signal to a telecommunications terminal only when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery is above a threshold.
- 5. A method comprising stopping the transmission of a first signal to a telecommunications terminal during a call that involves said telecommunications terminal when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery falls below a threshold.
- 10. A method comprising transmitting to a telecommunications terminal exactly one of a first signal and a second signal, wherein the signal that is transmitted is based on the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery.
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting to a telecommunications terminal a first signal of media type T1 and a second signal of media type T2; and
when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery falls below a threshold, stopping the transmission of said first signal only.
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16. A method comprising transmitting a first signal from a telecommunications terminal when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery falls below a threshold, wherein said first signal is for notifying at least one of:
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(i) a network infrastructure element, (ii) another telecommunications terminal, and (iii) an interactive voice response system that any signal whose media type belongs to a non-empty set S of media types is unwelcome at said telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising transmitting a first signal from a telecommunications terminal when
(a) the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery is below a threshold, and (b) said telecommunications terminal is connected to a supplementary power source, wherein said first signal is for notifying at least one of: -
(i) a network infrastructure element, (ii) another telecommunications terminal, and (iii) an interactive voice response system that any signal whose media type belongs to a non-empty set S of media types is now welcome at said telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising transmitting a first signal from a telecommunications terminal when the energy level of said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s battery rises above a threshold, wherein said signal is for notifying at least one of:
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(i) a network infrastructure element, (ii) another telecommunications terminal, and (iii) an interactive voice response system that any signal whose media type belongs to a non-empty set S of media types is now welcome at said telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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