Patent ID: 8719434
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of first communication signals associated with a communication session from a communication network, each of the plurality of first communication signals comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of a first data component, a first audio component and a first video component; selecting a first communication signal from the plurality of first communication signals; selecting at least a first component of the first communication signal for communication with a first local media communication peripheral device, the first component having a first data quality; preparing the first component of the first communication signal for transmission to the first local media communication peripheral device by downgrading the first data quality of the first component to a second data quality, wherein the first data quality of the first component is superior to the second data quality of the first component prepared for communication with the first local media communication peripheral device; transmitting the first component of the first communication signal to the first local media communication peripheral device after preparing the first component of the first communication signal for transmission to the first local media communication peripheral device; and applying a differentiated billing scheme such that billing is performed for the communication session based, at least in part, on the second data quality of the first component transmitted to the first local media communication peripheral device; wherein the selecting and preparing steps are performed in accordance with preferences associated with the first local media communication peripheral device such that the second data quality of the first component transmitted to the first local media communication peripheral device is lower than the first data quality of the first component.