System and method for delivering media based on viewer behavior

A method of communicating multimedia content over a service provider network, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a network server processor, an audio-video stream from a content provider server;
• relaying, by the network server processor, the audio-video stream to a receiver device via the service provider network;
• receiving, by the network server processor, a first operating mode notification from the receiver device, the first operating mode notification indicating that a user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• stopping, by the network server processor, the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device in response to receiving the first operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• receiving, by the network server processor, a second operating mode notification from the receiver device, the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device;
• and
• sending the audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network in response to receiving the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device.

A network server, comprising:

• a network server processor configured with processor-executable software instructions to:
• receive an audio-video stream from a content provider server;
• relay the audio-video stream to a receiver device via a service provider network;
• receive a first operating mode notification from the receiver device, the first operating mode notification indicating that a user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• stop the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device in response to receiving the first operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• receive a second operating mode notification from the receiver device, the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device;
• and
• send the audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network in response to receiving the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a network server processor to perform operations for communicating multimedia content over a service provider network, the operations comprising:

• receiving an audio-video stream from a content provider server;
• relaying the audio-video stream to a receiver device via the service provider network;
• receiving a first operating mode notification from the receiver device, the first operating mode notification indicating that a user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• stopping the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device in response to receiving the first operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is no longer in close proximity to the receiver device;
• receiving a second operating mode notification from the receiver device, the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device;
• and
• sending the audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network in response to receiving the second operating mode notification indicating that the user of the receiver device is now in close proximity to the receiver device.