Location aware, on demand, media delivery to remote devices

A system for delivering streaming data to a remote device from a wireless transmitter, the system comprising:

• a transmitter configured to send units of the streaming data to the remote device;
• a receiver configured to receive usage data about the streaming data from the remote device;
• and
• an adjusting module configured to automatically adjust a transmission strategy of unsent units of the streaming data based, at least in part, on the usage data as a function of time according to a transmission policy.

A computer program product comprising computer program code for delivering streaming data to a remote device from a wireless transmitter, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• sending a first portion of the streaming data to the remote device using a transmission strategy;
• receiving usage data from the remote device;
• adjusting the transmission strategy based, at least in part, on the usage data according to a transmission policy;
• and
• sending a second portion of the streaming data to the remote device according to the adjusted transmission strategy.

A remote device suitable for presenting streaming data, the remote device comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive the streaming data;
• a characterizing unit configured to characterize a transmission strategy;
• and
• a user interface coupled to the characterizing unit, the user interface configured to enable a user of the remote device to specify the transmission policy while the receiving unit is receiving the streaming data.