Method and apparatus for presenting media content
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions; and
a processing system comprising a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processing system, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising;
receiving media content from a first media source via a wireless communication link to a cellular base station using long-term evolution protocol;
determining whether the media content is available to a display device from a second media source; and
if the media content is available from the second media source, then;
selecting a first transmission protocol of a plurality of transmission protocols according to a power consumption criteria associated with a user profile;
transmitting a first stream of the media content to a display device via a first wireless communication interface by the first transmission protocol if transmitting of the media content would not result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; and
allowing the display device to receive the media content from the second media source if the transmitting of the media content would result in the power consumption exceeding the threshold.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile communication device having a controller to receive a broadcast of media content from a first media source using a first communication protocol, display the media content on the mobile communication device, determine whether the media content exceeds one or more parameter thresholds when the media content is available to a display device from a second media source where the one or more parameter thresholds are based at least in part on the media content available from the second media source and where the display device is remote from the mobile communication device, and commence streaming of the media content from the mobile communication device to the display device when the media content exceeds the one or more parameter thresholds. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processing system comprising a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processing system, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising; receiving media content from a first media source via a wireless communication link to a cellular base station using long-term evolution protocol; determining whether the media content is available to a display device from a second media source; and if the media content is available from the second media source, then; selecting a first transmission protocol of a plurality of transmission protocols according to a power consumption criteria associated with a user profile; transmitting a first stream of the media content to a display device via a first wireless communication interface by the first transmission protocol if transmitting of the media content would not result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; and allowing the display device to receive the media content from the second media source if the transmitting of the media content would result in the power consumption exceeding the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, media content from a first media source via a wireless communication link to a cellular base station using long-term evolution protocol; determining, by the processing system, whether transmitting of the media content to a display device via a wireless communication interface would result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; selecting, by the processing system, a first transmission protocol of a plurality of transmission protocols according to a power consumption criteria associated with a user profile; transmitting, by the system, a first stream of the media content to a display device via a first wireless communication interface by the first transmission protocol if transmitting of the media content would not result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; and allowing, by the system, the display device to receive the media content from a second media source if the transmitting of the media content would result in the power consumption exceeding the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving media content from a first media source via a wireless communication link to a cellular base station using long-term evolution protocol; determining whether transmitting of the media content to a display device via a wireless communication interface would result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; selecting a first transmission protocol of a plurality of transmission protocols according to a power consumption criteria associated with a user profile; transmitting a first stream of the media content to a display device via a first wireless communication interface by the first transmission protocol if transmitting of the media content would not result in power consumption exceeding a threshold; and allowing, by the system, the display device to receive the media content from a second media source if the transmitting of the media content would result in the power consumption exceeding the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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