Energy-Efficient Push/Poll Notification Service

A method implemented on a telecommunications device by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, direct the telecommunications device to perform acts comprising:

• acquiring multimedia/notification service data from a first source of multimedia/notification service data;
• determining whether at least one state of the telecommunications device changes;
• and
• acquiring multimedia/notification service data from a second source of multimedia/notification service data based at least in part to a determination that at least one state of the telecommunications device has changed, wherein the second source of multimedia/notification service data is different from the first source of multimedia/notification service data.

A telecommunications device comprising:

• at least a first transceiver having a first communications interface and a second transceiver having second communications interface that is different from the first communications interface;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by the processor, direct the telecommunications device to perform acts comprising:
• for both the first and the second transceivers, determining an energy efficiency indicator for each of multiple communications channels between the telecommunications device and a corresponding plurality of sources of multimedia/notification service data;
• comparing the energy efficiency indicators;
• selecting one communication channel of the multiple communications channels as a notification session channel based at least in part on the comparison of the energy efficiency indicators;
• and
• acquiring, via the notification session channel, multimedia/notification service data.