Patent ID: 8423071

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for resuming a media object presented on a mobile device following a data reduction event that interrupts the presentation of the media object, wherein a live streaming service is utilized to deliver the media object to the mobile device via a live streaming service, the method comprising: during the presentation of the media object, observing a reduced data rate at which data is communicated to the mobile device, the reduced data rate interrupting the presentation of the media object; providing an indication to pause delivery of the media object to the mobile device based on the reduced data rate, the indication to pause delivery being communicated to a network pause node that stores the media object received from a content delivery server that is remote from the network pause node; observing a preferred data rate at which data is communicated to the mobile device; and in response to observing the preferred data rate, communicating an indication to resume delivery of the media object to the mobile device.