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Method and apparatus for altering bandwidth consumption

US10110647B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Chandrasekar Srinivasan · Nagamangala, IN
Umesh Pandey · Mumbai, IN
Chandra Mouli Polisetty · Hyderabad, IN
Deepti Mani · Hyderabad, IN
Lorenz Christoph Minder · Evanston, US
Deviprasad Putchala · San Diego, US
Arvind Krishna · Somers, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L65/756
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for altering bandwidth consumption when receiving content in a user device includes determining a first user device status where the first user device status indicates whether content, which is being accessed by a content-rendering application, is viewable on a display of the user device, based on the first user device status, selecting one of a plurality of available alternative content segments, and receiving the selected content segment.

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