Dynamic media content output for mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10848822-B2
Application number	US-201916287410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2019
Priority date	Sep 29, 2012
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

Embodiments of mechanisms for dynamic media content type streaming management for mobile devices are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile device may receive selection input pertaining to generating output from a media file containing at least two of audio data, video data, and closed-captioning data, the selection input selecting at least one of audio, video, and closed-captioning to be output during play of the media content. In some embodiments, the mobile device may generate an audio output as a signal in response to the selection input including audio. In some embodiments, the mobile device may generate a video output as a signal in response to the selection input including video. In some embodiments, the mobile device may generate a closed-captioning output as a signal in response to selection input including closed-captioning.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. One or more servers for use in association with media content provision to a mobile device via one or more networks, the one or more servers comprising:
one or more processors comprising hardware;
storage encoding instructions for execution by the one or more processors; and
network interface circuitry for use in communicating with the mobile device via the one or more networks;
the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, resulting in the one or more servers being configured to perform operations comprising:
providing, via the network interface circuitry, adapted media content for streaming wireless reception and storing, at least in part, by the mobile device via the one or more networks, the adapted media content corresponding to one or more media content requests of the mobile device, the one or more media content requests corresponding to one or more user selections pertaining to selection of a subset of a plurality of media content types of desired media content to be rendered at the mobile device;

wherein:
the plurality of media content types comprise audio data, video data, and closed-captioning data; and
the one or more servers are to generate the adapted media content:
based, at least in part, upon rate of data communication of the mobile device; and
so as to contain, of the plurality of media content types, only the subset of plurality of media content types.

2. The one or more servers of claim 1 , wherein: the mobile device comprises a smartphone device and/or tablet device.

3. The one or more servers of claim 1 , wherein:
the adapted media content is to be encrypted, at least in part.

4. The one or more servers of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more networks comprise a local area network and/or Internet network.

5. The one or more servers of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more servers are also to store, at least in part, the desired media content.

6. The one or more servers of claim 1 , wherein:
the adapted media content is for download, in entirety, from the one or more servers for playback at the mobile device.

7. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media encoding instructions for execution by one or more servers, the one or more servers being for use in association with media content provision to a mobile device via one or more networks, the instructions when executed by the one or more servers resulting in the one or more servers being configured for performance of operations comprising:
providing, via network interface circuitry of the one or more servers, adapted media content for streaming wireless reception and storing, at least in part, by the mobile device via the one or more networks, the adapted media content corresponding to one or more media content requests of the mobile device, the one or more media content requests corresponding to one or more user selections pertaining to selection of a subset of a plurality of media content types of desired media content to be rendered at the mobile device;
wherein:
the plurality of media content types comprise audio data, video data, and closed-captioning data; and
the one or more servers are to generate the adapted media content:
based, at least in part, upon rate of data communication of the mobile device; and
so as to contain, of the plurality of media content types, only the subset of plurality of media content types.

8. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the mobile device comprises a smartphone device and/or tablet device.

9. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the adapted media content is to be encrypted, at least in part.

10. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the one or more networks comprise a local area network and/or Internet network.

11. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the one or more servers are also to store, at least in part, the desired media content.

12. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the adapted media content is for download, in entirety, from the one or more servers for playback at the mobile device.

13. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 7 , wherein:
the subset comprises at least two of the plurality of media content types.

14. A method implemented by one or more servers, the one or more servers being for use in association with media content provision to a mobile device via one or more networks, the method comprising:
providing, via network interface circuitry, adapted media content for streaming wireless reception and storing, at least in part, by the mobile device via the one or more networks, the adapted media content corresponding to one or more media content requests of the mobile device, the one or more media content requests corresponding to one or more user selections pertaining to selection of a subset of a plurality of media content types of desired media content to be rendered at the mobile device;
wherein:
the plurality of media content types comprise audio data, video data, and closed-captioning data; and
the one or more servers are to generate the adapted media content:
based, at least in part, upon rate of data communication of the mobile device; and
so as to contain, of the plurality of media content types, only the subset of plurality of media content types.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the mobile device comprises a smartphone device and/or tablet device.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the adapted media content is to be encrypted, at least in part.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the one or more networks comprise a local area network and/or Internet network.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the one or more servers are also to store, at least in part, the desired media content.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein:
the adapted media content is for download, in entirety, from the one or more servers for playback at the mobile device.

20. One or more servers for use in association with media content provision to a mobile device via one or more networks, the one or more servers comprising:
processor means, the processor means comprising hardware;
storage means encoding instructions for execution by the processor means; and
network interface means for use in communicating with the mobile device via the one or more networks;
the instructions, when executed by the processor means, resulting in the one or more servers being configured to perform operations comprising:
providing, via the network interface means, adapted media content for streaming wireless reception and storing, at least in part, by the mobile device via the one or more networks, the adapted media content corresponding to one or more media content requests of the mobile device, the one or more media content requests corresponding to one or more user selections pertaining to selection of a subset of a plurality of media content types of desired media content to be rendered at the mobile device;

wherein:
the plurality of media content types comprise audio data, video data, and closed-captioning data; and
the one or more servers are to generate the adapted media content:
based, at least in part, upon rate of data communication of the mobile device; and
so as to contain, of the plurality of media content types, only the subset of plurality of media content types.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Prakash Gyan
• Poornachandran Rajesh
• Hernacki Brian J
• Murphy Kaitlin
• Wouhaybi Rita H

Classifications

• H04L65/756

  adapting media to device capabilities · CPC title

• H04L65/752

  adapting media to network capabilities · CPC title

• H04N21/23439

  for generating different versions · CPC title

• H04L65/764

  at the destination  (reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355) · CPC title

• H04L65/612 Primary

  for unicast · CPC title