Dynamic quality of service for control of media streams using feedback from the local environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9137091
APP PUB NO 20140237079A1
SERIAL NO

13772224

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Systems and methods are provided that allow a media streaming device to dynamically control the quality of service associated with streaming media content being presented to a user. To dynamically control the quality of service associated with the streaming media content, the local environment in which the media streaming device, and one or more downstream devices which may be configured to receive the streaming media content, if present, operate, is monitored. Feedback regarding the status of the local environment can be gleaned based on the monitoring, and based on the feedback, the quality of service associated with the streaming media content can be adjusted accordingly, or the streaming media content may be paused, altogether terminated, maintained, or initiated/re-initiated. To further refine the feedback, user behavior may also be monitored, which can be suggestive of a user's attentiveness to the streaming media content.

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NOVATEL WIRELESS INC9605 SCRANTON ROAD SUITE 300 SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kushneryk, Wayne Calgary, CA 1 16
Lockerbie, Ian Calgary, CA 7 55
McLeod, Jordan Calgary, CA 1 16

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