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US 7,796,190 B2Granted
System and method for adaptive content rendition
AssigneeAT&T Labs, Inc.
InventorsAndrea Basso, David C. Gibbon, Zhu Liu, Bernard S. Renger
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AssigneeAT&T Labs, Inc.
InventorsAndrea Basso, David C. Gibbon, Zhu Liu, Bernard S. Renger
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Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for adaptive content rendition, the method comprising receiving media content for playback to a user, adapting the media content for playback on a first device in the user's first location, receiving a notification when the user changes to a second location, adapting the media content for playback on a second device in the second location, and transitioning media content playback from the first device to second device. One aspect conserves energy by optionally turning off the first device after transitioning to the second device. Another aspect includes playback devices that are “dumb devices” which receive media content already prepared for playback, “smart devices” which receive media content in a less than ready form and prepare the media content for playback, or hybrid smart and dumb devices. A single device may be substituted by a plurality of devices. Adapting the media content for playback is based on a user profile storing user preferences and/or usage history in one aspect.
A method of adaptive content rendition, the method comprising:
A system for adaptive content rendition, the system comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program having instructions for adaptive content rendition, the instructions comprising:
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