Patent ID: 9729909
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a mediation agent device comprising a processing system including a processor and configured to receive signaling information exchanged between a target device and a media server, a media request from the target device, the target device being one of a plurality of target device types associated with the media server through the mediation agent device; receiving, by the mediation agent device, the signaling information exchanged between the target device and the media server, wherein the signaling information comprises a media resolution used by the target device for presenting media content, and a packet impairment characteristic for delivering media content from the media server over a provider network; identifying, by the mediation agent device, a first attribute of the target device according to the signaling information and a second attribute of the media server according to the signaling information, wherein the first attribute is a decoding capability of the target device; evaluating, by the mediation agent device, the first attribute of the target device and the second attribute of the media server against a service level objective, wherein the service level objective includes presenting the media content at the target device within a predetermined time period at a presentation quality at the target device that conforms to the media resolution used by the target device; selecting a media format for delivering media content to the target device according to the evaluation; transcoding, by the mediation agent device, the media content from the media server into the media format; and providing, by the mediation agent device, the media content in the media format over the provider network to the target device.