Patent ID: 8174988
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising: in a wireless communication device, receiving a media request from a user, and in response, wirelessly transferring a first session message to a communication network; in a media server, receiving the first session message from the communication network, and in response, transferring media to the communication network in a first set of media packets that each have a first sequence of packet addresses, wherein the communication network uses the first sequence of packet addresses to route the first set of media packets over a first communication path; in the wireless communication device, wirelessly receiving the first set of media packets from the communication network and displaying the media to the user, displaying a Quality-of-Service (QoS) control to the user, receiving a QoS level from the user through the QoS control, and in response, wirelessly transferring a second session message indicating the QoS level to the communication network; in the media server, receiving the second session message from the communication network, and in response, translating the QoS level into a second sequence of packet addresses and transferring the media to the communication network in a second set of media packets that each have the second sequence of packet addresses, wherein the communication network uses the second sequence of packet addresses to route the second set of media packets over a second communication path; and in the wireless communication device, wirelessly receiving the second set of media packets from the communication network and displaying the media to the user; receiving another QoS level from the user through the QoS control, and in response, wirelessly transferring a third session message indicating the other QoS level to the communication network; in the media server, receiving the third session message from the communication network, and in response, translating the other QoS level into a third sequence of packet addresses and transferring the media to the communication network in a third set of media packets that each have the third sequence of packet addresses, wherein the communication network uses the third sequence of packet addresses to route the third set of media packets over a third communication path; and in the wireless communication device, wirelessly receiving the third set of media packets from the communication network and displaying the media to the user.