Predictive Bit-Rate Modification of Content Delivery in a Wireless Network
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1. A method, comprising:
- sending content wirelessly to a client mobile device;
while the content is being wirelessly sent, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and
modifying a bit rate of the wirelessly sent content responsive to the determining.
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Abstract
A sender in a wireless network may adjust the encoding bit rate of the transmitted content and/or the transmission bit rate of the content based on the predicted future channel throughput at a predicted future geographical position of a client mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. By appropriately adjusting the bit rate prior to the client mobile device experiencing the predicted low throughput, the likelihood of continuous content consumption by the client mobile device, even while experiencing the predicted low throughput conditions, may be increased. The prediction may be performed at the network side and/or at the client mobile device side.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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sending content wirelessly to a client mobile device; while the content is being wirelessly sent, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and modifying a bit rate of the wirelessly sent content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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sending content wirelessly to a client mobile device; while the content is being wirelessly sent, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and modifying a bit rate of the wirelessly sent content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving content wirelessly from a network at a client mobile device; while the content is being wirelessly received, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and requesting the network to modify a bit rate of the content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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receiving content wirelessly from a network at a client mobile device; while the content is being wirelessly received, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and requesting the network to modify a bit rate of the content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions; and a storage device coupled to the processor and storing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions are for; sending content wirelessly to a client mobile device; while the content is being wirelessly sent, determining that the client mobile device will enter a network outage region; and modifying a bit rate of the wirelessly sent content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions; and a storage device coupled to the processor and storing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions are for; while content is being wirelessly received from a network, determining that the apparatus will enter a network outage region; and requesting the network to modify a bit rate of the content responsive to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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