US Patent:
20120066338, Mar 15, 2012
Inventors:
Binny Asarikuniyil - Irving TX, US
Venkata S. Adimatyam - Irving TX, US
Assignee:
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. - Basking Ridge NJ
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
A device may include a network interface and a processor. The network interface may receive data over a network and send data over the network. The processor may receive, from a remote device, a first portion of content at a first quality via the network interface. In addition, the processor may record the first portion of the content at the first quality, obtain bandwidth information, send the bandwidth information to a remote device via the network interface, and receive, from the remote device via the network interface, a second portion of the content at a second quality. Furthermore, the processor may record the second portion of the content at the second quality and schedule a download of the content at a fixed quality from a remote system.