Patent ID: 9113317
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising steps of: receiving, from a mobile device and by a gateway server of a wireless mobile data communication network, a request for a first version of multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content, the gateway server configured to determine data usage through the wireless mobile data communication network for an account associated with the mobile device; streaming, by the gateway server and responsive to receipt of the request, the first version of multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content through the wireless mobile data communication network for receipt by the mobile device, the streaming of the first version of the multimedia content generating a first amount of data usage determined by the gateway server; receiving, from the mobile device and by the gateway server, a status report comprising a progress indicator identifying a multimedia location of the first version of the multimedia content already provided to a user of the mobile device, the status report indicative of a predetermined activity state based at least in part on a sensor of the mobile device indicating that the multimedia content should be provided without video output; and responsive to receipt of the status report and in accordance with the progress indicator, replacing, by the gateway server, the streaming of the first version of the multimedia content comprising video content and associated audio content through the wireless mobile data communication network with streaming of a second version of the multimedia content comprising the associated audio content without the video content through the wireless mobile data communication network for receipt by the mobile device, the streaming of the second version of the multimedia content generating a second amount of data usage determined by the gateway server.