Patent ID: 9166898
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: accumulating, in a memory device via a processor, inputs received over time from a user via a user interface of an electronic device; identifying a historical pattern from the inputs, the historical pattern including a channel change operation when data streamed over a network and received by the electronic device is a commercial; determining whether a next input to the user interface is expected for currently streamed data received by the electronic device, the determining in response to the historical pattern and whether the currently streamed data is commercial-free content, wherein the determining that the currently streamed data is commercial-free content indicates that the next input is not expected for a duration of the commercial-free content; predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device if the next input to the user interface is expected and is not received; predicting that the user is present at the electronic device and the next input is not expected if the currently streamed data is the commercial-free content; and conserving bandwidth, with respect to the currently streamed data, in response to predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device.