Intelligent streaming to a mobile device

摘要

Intelligent streaming of multimedia content is provided. Based on various conditions and signals detected by a mobile device, an activity state of the mobile device that indicates whether viewing of a video portion of streaming multimedia content is desirable or likely may be determined. A server streaming the multimedia content, upon receiving from the mobile device either a request to eliminate the video portion streaming multimedia content or a status update that the video portion is not viewable or is not likely being viewed, is configured to replace streaming of the multimedia content with both audio and video portions with streaming of the multimedia content containing the audio portion but without the video portion.

主权项

1. A method, comprising steps of:
receiving, from a mobile device and by a gateway server of a wireless mobile data communication network, a request for a first version of multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content, the gateway server configured to determine data usage through the wireless mobile data communication network for an account associated with the mobile device; streaming, by the gateway server and responsive to receipt of the request, the first version of multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content through the wireless mobile data communication network for receipt by the mobile device, the streaming of the first version of the multimedia content generating a first amount of data usage determined by the gateway server; receiving, from the mobile device and by the gateway server, a status report comprising a progress indicator identifying a multimedia location of the first version of the multimedia content already provided to a user of the mobile device, the status report indicative of a predetermined activity state based at least in part on a sensor of the mobile device indicating that the multimedia content should be provided without video output; and responsive to receipt of the status report and in accordance with the progress indicator, replacing, by the gateway server, the streaming of the first version of the multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content through the wireless mobile data communication network with streaming of a second version of the multimedia content comprising the associated audio content without the video content through the wireless mobile data communication network for receipt by the mobile device, the streaming of the second version of the multimedia content generating a second amount of data usage determined by the gateway server.