Method and apparatus for managing bandwidth in providing communication services

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• identifying, according to sensing data, a capture context of a video content having associated therewith a first bandwidth, wherein the capture context describes a capturing, by an image capturing device, of the video content associated with a timed sporting event, wherein the capture context comprises an active context, a semi-active context, or a non-active context, wherein the active context is associated with first images of players during timed play, wherein the semi-active context is associated with second images of the players during a time-out, and wherein the non-active context is associated with commentators during an intermission;
• selecting, responsive to identification of the capture context, a bandwidth mode for communicating via a communication system, wherein the bandwidth mode comprises a high bandwidth mode, a medium bandwidth mode, or a low bandwidth mode, wherein the high bandwidth mode is selected in accordance with the capture context being the active context, wherein the medium bandwidth mode is selected in accordance with the capture context being the semi-active context, and wherein the low bandwidth mode is selected in accordance with the capture context being the non-active context;
• and
• transmitting, to one or more recipient devices via the communication system, a segment of image data in accordance with the bandwidth mode;
• wherein the high bandwidth mode is associated with a first transmission of the video content at the first bandwidth;
• wherein the medium bandwidth mode is associated with a second transmission of a medium bandwidth version of the video content at a second bandwidth that is lower than the first bandwidth;
• wherein the low bandwidth mode is associated with a third transmission of a low bandwidth version of the video content at a third bandwidth that is lower than the second bandwidth;
• wherein the identifying of the capture context of the video content occurs in accordance with metadata without performing an image recognition for the segment of the image data;
• and
• wherein the metadata is generated by the image capturing device according to time information provided to the image capturing device by a scoring device.

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a video capture context associated with a video content of an event, wherein the video capture context describes capturing of the video content by an image capturing device according to sensing data, wherein the event comprises a timed sporting event, wherein the video capture context comprises an active context associated with a first series images of players during timed play, a semi-active context associated with a second series of images of the players during a time-out, or a non-active context associated with commentators during an intermission, and wherein the video content has associated therewith a first bandwidth;
• selecting a bandwidth mode for communicating via a communication system, by the processing system, responsive to identification of the video capture context, wherein the bandwidth mode comprises a high bandwidth mode, a medium bandwidth mode, or a low bandwidth mode, wherein the high bandwidth mode is selected based upon the video capture context being the active context, wherein the medium bandwidth mode is selected based upon the video capture context being the semi-active context, and wherein the low bandwidth mode is selected based upon the video capture context being the non-active context;
• and
• transmitting, to one or more recipient devices via the communication system, a segment of image data in accordance with the bandwidth mode;
• wherein the high bandwidth mode is related to transmission of the video content at the first bandwidth;
• wherein the medium bandwidth mode is related to transmission of a medium bandwidth version of the video content at a second bandwidth that is lower than the first bandwidth;
• wherein the low bandwidth mode is related to transmission of a low bandwidth version of the video content at a third bandwidth that is lower than the second bandwidth;
• wherein the identifying of the video capture context associated with the video content of the event occurs in accordance with metadata without performing an image recognition for the segment of the image data;
• and
• wherein the metadata is generated by the image capturing device according to time information provided to the image capturing device by a scoring device.