# US 2020/0396267 A1 · Network proxy for energy efficient video streaming on mobile devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0396267 A1 - Document ID: US20200396267A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/880,701 - Filed: 2020-05-21 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-19 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Silviu Petria; George Milescu; Bogdan Davidoaia - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200396267A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/61: for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio - H04L 65/612: for unicast - H04L 65/765: {intermediate} - H04L 67/56: Provisioning of proxy services (store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54) - H04L 69/14: Multichannel or multilink protocols - H04W 40/02: Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing - H04W 76/30: Connection release - H04L 65/80: Responding to QoS - H04L 67/561: Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata - H04L 67/564: Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data - H04L 67/5651: Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data - H04L 69/163: In-band adaptation of TCP data exchange; In-band control procedures - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - Y02D 30/50: in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Examples of systems and methods for network proxy server for energy efficient video streaming on mobile devices are generally described herein. A proxy server to deliver video content may include a communication module to intercept a request for video content from a mobile device, the request for video content intended for a content server and forward a modified request for the video content to the content server. The communication module may receive the video content from the content server and transfer a portion of the video content to the mobile device using a multipath transport protocol. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -25. (canceled) ### Claim 26 An intermediate media device to deliver video content, the intermediate media device comprising: a processor to: modify a request for video content from a mobile device, the request for video content dispatched to a content server; forward the modified request for the video content to the content server; receive the video content from the content server; and transfer a portion of the video content to the mobile device using a multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein to transfer the portion of the video content, the processor is to maintain a high throughput data connection with the mobile device until the portion of the video content is transferred to the mobile device. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The intermediate media device of claim 27, wherein the high throughput data connection is maintained in a dedicated channel (DCH) state or is maintained with a throughput greater than a throughput achieved on a forward access channel (FACH) state connection. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein the processor is to intercept a request for a second portion of the video content from the mobile device and transfer the second portion of the video content to the mobile device using the multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein the content server includes a plurality of content servers. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein to transfer the portion of the video content to the mobile device, the processor is to delay transferring any of the portion of the video content until the portion of the video content is fully received from the content server. ### Claim 32 The intermediate media device ofclaim 26, wherein to transfer the portion of the video content to the mobile device, the processor is to: receive and store the portion of the video content in a buffer; and transfer the portion of the video content after the portion of the video content is entirely received and stored in the buffer, ### Claim 33 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein the processor is to intercept all data sent by the mobile device. ### Claim 34 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein one path of the multipath transport protocol includes a wireless protocol connection according to an IEEE 802.11 family of standards. ### Claim 35 (depends on 26) The intermediate media device of claim 26, wherein one path of the multipath transport protocol includes a radio access technology (RAT) network connection that is a cellular standard based network. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The intermediate media device of claim 35, wherein the processor is to turn off the RAT network connection when the video playback starts on the mobile device. ### Claim 37 An apparatus for delivering video content comprising: means for modifying a request for video content from a mobile device, the request for video content dispatched to a content server; means for forwarding the modified request for the videocontent to the content server; means for receiving the video content from the content server; and means for transferring a portion of the video content to the mobile device using a multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the transferring means include means for maintaining a high throughput data connection with the mobile device until the portion of the video content is transferred to the mobile device. ### Claim 39 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising means for intercepting a request for a second portion of the video content from the mobile device and transferring the second portion of the video content to the mobile device using the multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the transferring means include means for delaying transfer of any of the portion of the video content until the portion of the video content is fully received from the content server. ### Claim 41 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein one path of the multipath transport protocol includes a wireless protocol connection according to an IEEE 802.11 family of standards and another path of the multipath transport protocol includes a radio access technology (RAT) network connection that is a cellular standard based network. ### Claim 42 A method for using an intermediary device to deliver video content comprising: modifying, at a processor of the intermediary device, a request for video content from a mobile device, the request for video content dispatched to a content server; forwarding the modified request for the video content to the content server; receiving the video content from the content server; and transferring a portion of the video content to the mobile device using a multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The method of claim 42, wherein transferring includes delaying transfer of any of the portion of the video content until the portion of the video content is fully received from the content server. ### Claim 44 At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for using an intermediary device to at least deliver video content, which when executed by a processor of an intermediate device, cause the processor to: modify a request for video content from a mobile device, the request for video content dispatched to a content server; forward the modified request for the video content to the content server; receive the video content from the content server; and transfer a portion of the video content to the mobile device using a multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 44, wherein to transfer the portion of the video content, the instructions further cause the processor to maintain a high throughput data connection with the mobile device until the portion of the video content is transferred to the mobile device. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 45, wherein the high throughput data connection is maintained in a dedicated channel (DCH) state or is maintained with a throughput greater than a throughput achieved on a forward access channel (TACH) state connection. ### Claim 47 (depends on 44) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 44, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to intercept a request for a second portion of the video content from the mobile device and transfer the second portion of the video content to the mobile device using the multipath transport protocol. ### Claim 48 (depends on 44) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 44, wherein to transfer the portion of the video content to the mobile device, the instructions further cause the processor to delay transferring any of the portion of the video content until the portion of the video content is fully received from the content server. ### Claim 49 (depends on 44) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 44, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to intercept all data sent by the mobile device. ### Claim 50 (depends on 44) The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 44, wherein one path of the multipath transport protocol includes a wireless protocol connection according to an IEEE 802.11 family of standards and another path of the multipath transport protocol includes a radio access technology (RAT) network connection that is a cellular standard based network.