Method and apparatus for providing a geo-predictive streaming service
US8391896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing geo-predictive streaming services may include receiving, at a mobile terminal, an indication of network performance parameters associated with a corresponding time and location of a projected route of the mobile terminal, determining, at the mobile terminal, whether a portion of the projected route corresponds to an outage event with respect to data being streamed to the mobile terminal, and, in response to a determination that the outage event corresponds to the portion of the projected route, causing communication of at least one of a geo-predictive next application data unit and an estimated capacity vector to a streaming server to a streaming server providing the data being streamed to cause a modification to a data transmission rate at which data is to be streamed to the mobile terminal. A corresponding computer program product, system and apparatus are also provided.
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