Patent ID: 7688852

Claim:
A communication device comprising: a) a communication interface; and b) a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to: i) communicate with a remote session device via a first session; ii) monitor session quality in order to detect a reduced bandwidth condition during the first session between the communication device and the remote session device by monitoring: a) packet loss associated with the communications with the remote session device and detecting the reduced bandwidth condition when the packet loss exceeds the defined threshold; and b) packet latency associated with the communications with the remote session device and detecting the reduced bandwidth condition when the packet latency exceeds the defined threshold; and c) jitter associated with the communications with the remote session device and detecting the reduced bandwidth condition when the jitter exceeds the defined threshold; iii) communicate with the remote session device during the first session using an increased rate of compression upon detecting the reduced bandwidth condition in the first session; and iv) revert back to communicating with the remote session device during the first session in a normal fashion without the increased rate of compression after a defined period of time.