Multimedia aware cloud for mobile device computing
US9088577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1004
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for configuring and operating a multimedia aware cloud, particularly configured for mobile device computing, are described herein. In some instances, clusters of servers are organized for general computing, graphic computing and data storage. A load balancing server may be configured to: identify multimedia types currently being processed within the multimedia edge cloud; determine desired quality of service levels for each identified multimedia type; evaluate individual abilities of devices communicating with the multimedia edge cloud; and assess bandwidth of each network over which the multimedia edge cloud communicates with a mobile device. With that information, multimedia data may be adapted accordingly, to result in an acceptable quality of service level when delivered to a specific mobile device. In one example of the techniques, graphic computing server clusters may be configured to process workload using a configuration that includes elements of both parallel and serial computing.
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