Patent ID: 8965999
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving by a service provider network content from a subscriber who created the content, wherein the service provider network provides a broadband internet access to the subscriber and wherein the service provider network does not include a device of the subscriber and does not include a device of a recipient; identifying by the service provider network the recipient in a community associated with the subscriber, wherein the recipient has joined the community in response to an invitation extended by the subscriber; storing the content in the service provider network while waiting for the device of the recipient to connect to the service provider network; rendering by the service provider network the content for the device of the recipient based on a device characteristic and a connection characteristic of the device of the recipient when the device of the recipient is connected to the service provider network, wherein the rendering comprises down-sampling the content based on the device characteristic and the connection characteristic, wherein an audio component of the content and a video component of the content are separately rendered based on the device characteristic and the connection characteristic; delivering by the service provider network the content that is rendered to the recipient; and generating by the service provider network a billing event in response to the content that is rendered and delivered to the recipient.