Patent ID: 9602991
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: establishing, by a wireless communication device, a data connection between the wireless communication device and a wireless data provider, the wireless communication device being in a geographic area that is served by the wireless data provider; streaming, by an application of the wireless communication device, video through the data connection and displaying the video to a user of the wireless communication device; querying, by the application of the wireless communication device, the wireless data provider regarding a data transfer rate that is currently available from the wireless data provider in the geographic area of the wireless communication device; receiving, by the application of the wireless communication device, an indication from the wireless data provider regarding the data transfer rate that is currently available from the wireless data provider in the geographic area, the data transfer rate being dependent at least in part on demand for data by multiple wireless communication devices in the geographic area; based at least on the data transfer rate, displaying, by the application of the wireless communication device, a notification to expect degraded video streaming; and displaying, by the application of the wireless communication device, a message in conjunction with the notification, the message offering to reward the user for postponing the streaming and/or encouraging the user to stream the video at a different location.