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Providing automatic format conversion via an access gateway

  • US 9,307,379 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2014
  • Issued: 04/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • at a gateway operable to communicate data between a broadband modem which is configured for communication with a broadband network and a wireless communication interface which is configured for communication with wireless devices in a coverage area,initiating communication with an access device in the coverage area;

    receiving from the access device a set of quality of service criteria for use in selecting conversion of multimedia information in the access device, the quality of service criteria indicating relative importance or priority of aspects of consumption of audio or video information for the access device;

    receiving from the access device a request for an audio clip or a video clip;

    comparing format information for the requested audio clip or video clip with audio or video processing capabilities of the access device; and

    if the access device cannot process the requested audio clip or video clip, using the quality of service criteria to convert the data for the audio clip or the video clip to a format which can be processed by the access device.

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