Methods, systems, and devices for bandwidth conservation

A device, comprising:

• a memory device comprising computer-executable instructions;
• a user interface;
• and
• a processor executing the computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• accumulating inputs in the memory device, the inputs received over time from a user via the user interface;
• identifying a historical pattern from the inputs, the historical pattern including a channel change operation when data streamed over a network and received by the device is a commercial;
• determining whether a next input to the user interface is expected for currently streamed data received by the device, the determining in response to the historical pattern and whether the currently streamed data is commercial-free content;
• predicting that the user is not present at the device if the next input to the user interface is expected and the next input is not received;
• predicting that the user is present at the device and the next input is not expected if the currently streamed data is the commercial-free content;
• and
• conserving bandwidth, with respect to the currently streamed data, in response to predicting that the user is not present at the device.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:

• accumulating, in a memory device, inputs received over time from a user via a user interface of an electronic device;
• identifying a historical pattern from the inputs, the historical pattern including a channel change operation when data streamed over a network and received by the electronic device is a commercial;
• determining whether a next input to the user interface is expected for currently streamed data received by the electronic device, the determining in response to the historical pattern and whether the currently streamed data is commercial-free content;
• predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device if the next input to the user interface is expected and the next input is not received;
• predicting that the user is present at the electronic device and the next input is not expected if the currently streamed data is the commercial-free content;
• and
• conserving bandwidth, with respect to the currently streamed data, in response to predicting that the user is not present at the electronic device.