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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Karthikeyan Balaji Dhanapal, Bangalore, IN;
Karthikeyan Balaji Dhanapal, Bangalore, IN;
Infosys Limited, , IN;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for estimating buffering time of multimedia data packets for efficient playout of multimedia applications by a mobile device is provided. A wireless network with highest quality of service is selected from a plurality of wireless networks based on recorded information related to multimedia calls placed by the mobile device over the plurality of wireless networks. A multimedia call is placed over the selected wireless network for the mobile device and one or more conditions related to the selected wireless network and the mobile device is monitored. Information related to the one or more conditions of the selected wireless network and the mobile device are gathered. Based on the gathered information, buffering time of multimedia data packets is estimated. Before playout, multimedia data packets that are received by the mobile device are buffered for a predetermined time period corresponding to the estimated buffering time.