Patent ID: 7664832

Claim:
A method of optimizing data transmissions to a wireless device from a media server at a remote network node, comprising the steps of: establishing a radio frequency connection between the wireless device and a base station as an intermediary to the remote network node, wherein the radio frequency connection has a data rate corresponding to a predetermined level of quality of service; determining data rate information indicative of the data rate residing in one endpoint of the established radio frequency connection; providing the data rate information to a client application in the wireless device; and providing media content from the media server to the wireless device, wherein the media content is based in part on the data rate information; wherein the step of providing media content from the media server to the wireless device comprises selecting one of a plurality of media types in response to the data rate information, and wherein the media types include video having a frame rate of less than five frames per second and video having a frame rate of greater than five frames per second.