Dynamic Media Stream Adjustment Based on Viewer Behavior
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for IP-based streaming services is leading to significant bandwidth consumption and network congestion, resulting in high usage fees for users and inefficient resource management in service provider networks, as existing solutions only adjust video quality based on device capabilities rather than user behavior.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where a receiver device detects user behavior and sends operating mode notifications to a network server, allowing for dynamic adjustment of multimedia streams, such as converting audio-video streams to audio-only streams when the user is not actively viewing, thereby reducing the amount of data transmitted and processed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If audio-video streams are continuously transmitted to receiver devices, then users can access streaming services, but network bandwidth consumption increases and network congestion occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic stream format adjustment based on real-time user behavior detection. The receiver device monitors user activity status and dynamically switches between audio-video and audio-only stream formats, allowing the system to adapt bandwidth consumption to actual usage needs rather than maintaining static high-bandwidth transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the transmission parameter from full audio-video streams to audio-only streams based on detected user behavior. This parameter change reduces the data volume transmitted over the network while maintaining service functionality, directly addressing the bandwidth consumption issue
2Ease of operation
If full audio-video streams are transmitted, then user experience is maintained, but network resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver device autonomously detects user behavior patterns and determines when to switch between stream formats without requiring manual user input or complex server-side analysis. This self-service approach optimizes network resource usage while maintaining user experience quality based on actual viewing conditions
3Reliability
If audio-video streams are transmitted to inactive users, then service availability is maintained, but unnecessary data transmission occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback loop where the receiver device continuously monitors user activity status and communicates this information back to the stream transmission process. This feedback mechanism ensures that stream format adjustments are based on actual user engagement rather than assumptions, maintaining service reliability while eliminating wasteful transmission
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AI summary
Methods, systems and devices are provided for communicating multimedia content over a service provider network. A network server may receive an audio-video stream from a content provider server, relaying the audio-video stream to a receiver device via the service provider network, receive an operating mode notification identifying a user behavior from the receiver device, and ceasing the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device based on the user behavior. The network server may also alter the audio-video stream based on the received operating mode notification and send the altered audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network.