SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT STREAMING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Streaming content with an electronic device includes incrementally downloading content data at a first quality level from a content server over a network. Triggered by receipt of a notification indicative of predicted network congestion, the electronic device requests and downloads a next increment of the content data at a second quality level lower than the first quality level from the content server.

主权项

1. A method of streaming content with an electronic device, comprising:
incrementally downloading content data at a first quality level from a content server over a network; receiving a notification indicative of at least one predicted network condition; and requesting and downloading a next increment of the content data from the content server, a timing of the requesting and downloading the next increment triggered by the receipt of the notification.