Method and media manager client unit for optimising network resources usage
First Claim
1. A method for controlling communications, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving at a media manager client from a cooperating entity an indication that a multimedia content being received by the media manager client from a content provider server is not used;
b. responsive to a receipt of the indication from a cooperating entity, creating a message for requesting an end of a transmission of the multimedia content; and
c. sending the message to request the end of the transmission of the multimedia content.
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Abstract
A method, system, and media manager client unit are provided for controlling the transmission of a multimedia content from a content provider server to the media manager client unit. When the later receives an indication from a cooperating entity that the multimedia content is no longer used, it issues a request for the server to end the transmission of the multimedia content, thus freeing up bandwidth resources used for the transmission. Alternatively, the request can be sent also to a bandwidth manager that manages the bandwidth resources of the system. The cooperating entity sending the indication can be, for example, a media consumer such as a TV set or a display, that is turned off, or an Operating System (OS) detecting either another active application than the multimedia application responsible for rendering the multimedia content or a period of no activity by the user of the multimedia application.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for controlling communications, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving at a media manager client from a cooperating entity an indication that a multimedia content being received by the media manager client from a content provider server is not used;
b. responsive to a receipt of the indication from a cooperating entity, creating a message for requesting an end of a transmission of the multimedia content; and
c. sending the message to request the end of the transmission of the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media manager client unit comprising:
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an interface which is adapted to receive from a cooperating entity an indication that a multimedia content being received by the media manager client from a content provider server is not used; and
a control unit receiving the indication from the interface, the control unit being configured to create a message for requesting an end of a transmission of the multimedia content responsive to a receipt of the indication, and to send the message to request the end of the transmission of the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimedia distribution system comprising:
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a content provider server;
a media manager client connected to the content provider server and receiving from the content provider server a multimedia content; and
a cooperating entity connected to the media manager client, the cooperating entity sending to the media manager client an indication that the multimedia content being received by the media manager client from the content provider server is not used;
the media manager client, upon receipt of the indication, acting to create a message for requesting an end of a transmission of the multimedia content and further acting to send the message to the content provider to request the end of the transmission of the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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