Method for providing proximity-based quality for multimedia content

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software for providing proximity-based quality for multimedia content, the software instructing a system to:

• transmit the multimedia content;
• intentionally control a quality level of a presentation of the multimedia content based on geographic proximity of a user to a particular location including intentionally controlling the quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content in accordance to a defined quality level for each of a plurality of geographic proximity zones associated with the particular location with at least one first one of the plurality of geographic proximity zones having a first defined quality level that is higher than a second defined quality level of at least one second one of the plurality of geographic proximity zones;
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• wherein a degree of controlling of the quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content is reduced as the user moves closer to the particular location, with the user receiving a full quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content at the particular location.

A method of providing proximity-based quality for multimedia content comprising:

• transmitting a signal carrying the multimedia content from a location of origin;
• intentionally controlling a quality level of a presentation of the multimedia content based on proximity of a user to the location of origin of the signal including intentionally controlling the quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content in accordance to a defined quality level for each of a plurality of geographic proximity zones associated with the location with at least one first one of the plurality of geographic proximity zones having a first defined quality level is higher than a second defined quality level of at least one second one of the plurality of geographic proximity zones;
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• wherein a degree of controlling of the quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content is reduced as the user moves closer to the location of origin, with the user receiving a full quality level of the presentation of the multimedia content at the location of origin.