Consumption based source throttling

摘要

A system and method for controlling communication between an information source and an information presentation system. Various aspects of the present invention provide apparatus, structure and method steps that receive an initial portion of information from the information source in an information stream characterized by initial stream characteristics. The initial portion of information may be presented to a user according to an initial set of presentation attributes. It may be determined that the user desires to consume a next portion of the information according to a next set of presentation attributes. Next, information stream characteristics are determined based on the next set of presentation attributes. The information source may then be directed to communicate the next portion of the information in an information stream characterized by the next information stream characteristics.