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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Katherine H. Guo, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Arun Narayen Netravali, Westfield, NJ (US);
Krishan K. Sabnani, Westfield, NJ (US);
Katherine H. Guo, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Arun Narayen Netravali, Westfield, NJ (US);
Krishan K. Sabnani, Westfield, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing multimedia content. The method includes receiving, at a network element having a first buffer, a data stream conveying a media clip having an associated media bit rate, the media clip intended for transmission toward a wireless terminal having a second buffer, and transmitting the data stream toward the wireless terminal at a media transmission rate determined according to a data rate supported by a radio access network over which the data stream is transmitted toward the wireless terminal. The buffers bridge a mismatch between the media bit rate and media transmission rate. The wireless terminal may select one of a plurality of presentation modes, where the selected presentation mode controls streaming of the media clip to the wireless terminal and presentation of the media clip at the wireless terminal.