Reducing network and battery consumption during content delivery and playback
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1. A method for reducing power consumption during content delivery and playback, comprising:
- receiving a selection designating content at a content source;
downloading the designated content to local storage of a media device, wherein the content is downloaded at a maximum available network bandwidth using a radio at the media device;
streaming a downloaded portion of the designated content from the local storage to a media player of the media device; and
deactivating the radio when the designated content is completely downloaded.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for content delivery are provided. A user of a media device may select one or more media content files, which may be located locally or remotely. The content selected by the user is located. If selected content is located at a remote source, that file is downloaded to the media device using maximum available radio bandwidth and stored in local storage. That data is provided as a stream to a media player from the local storage.
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1. A method for reducing power consumption during content delivery and playback, comprising:
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receiving a selection designating content at a content source; downloading the designated content to local storage of a media device, wherein the content is downloaded at a maximum available network bandwidth using a radio at the media device; streaming a downloaded portion of the designated content from the local storage to a media player of the media device; and deactivating the radio when the designated content is completely downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media device for receiving content delivery, comprising
a user interface configured to receive a selection designating content; -
a media broker configured to locate the designated content at a content source; a radio configured to download the located content to local storage at a maximum available network bandwidth, the radio further configured to deactivate when the designated content is completely downloaded; and a media proxy configured to provide a downloaded portion of the designated content via streaming from the local storage to a media player. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for content delivery, comprising
a content source; - and
a media device including local storage, a radio, and a media player, the media device configured to; receive a selection designating content from the content source, download the designated content to the local storage at a maximum available network bandwidth using the radio, stream a downloaded portion of the designated content from the local storage to the media player, and deactivate the radio when the designated content is completely downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for content delivery, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection designating content at a content source; downloading the designated content to local storage of a media device, wherein the content is downloaded at a maximum available network bandwidth using a radio at the media device; streaming a downloaded portion of the designated content from the local storage to a media player of the media device; and deactivating the radio when the designated content is completely downloaded
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