Bandwidth conservation
AssigneeTime Warner Cable Inc.
InventorMatthew C. Smith
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content is received from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service. A determination is made that the subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content. Responsive to the request and the determination, the subscriber, in the session, is provided a signal with a standard definition version of the requested high-definition content. An exemplary switched digital video control apparatus and an exemplary system are also disclosed.
Claims26
A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service, a request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content;
- determining that said subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content;
- and
- responsive to said request and said determination, providing to said subscriber, in said session, a signal with a standard definition version of said requested high-definition content.
A switched digital video control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor, coupled to said memory, and operative to:
- receive, from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service, a request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content;
- determine that said subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content;
- and
- responsive to said request and said determination, facilitate providing to said subscriber, in said session, a signal with a standard definition version of said requested high-definition content.
A system comprising:
- a video content network offering a switched digital video service;
- a service group coupled to said video content network and having a plurality of terminals;
- and
- a switched digital video control apparatus coupled to said video content network, said session resource manager apparatus in turn comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor, coupled to said memory, and operative to:
- receive, from a subscriber of said video content network, in said service group, a request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content;
- determine that said subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content;
- and
- responsive to said request and said determination, facilitate providing to said subscriber, in said session, a signal with a standard definition version of said requested high-definition content.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving, from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service, a request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content;
- means for determining that said subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content;
- and
- means, responsive to said request and said determination, for facilitating providing to said subscriber, in said session, a signal with a standard definition version of said requested high-definition content.
A computer program product comprising a tangible computer readable recordable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code configured to receive, from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service, a request to establish a switched digital video session with high-definition content;
- computer readable program code configured to determine that said subscriber only has capability of viewing standard definition content;
- and
- computer readable program code configured to, responsive to said request and said determination, facilitate to said subscriber, in said session, a signal with a standard definition version of said requested high-definition content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.