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Method and apparatus for delivering content based on receivers characteristics

An Mei Chen et al
Patent number: 8171250
Filing date: Jan 14, 2009
Issue date: May 1, 2012
Application number:
12/353,869

Media distribution systems may include methods and apparatus to perform memory management on a wireless devices configured to receive non-real time portions of media services. Such methods and apparatus may be based upon an allowable capacity of presentations storable in device memory, as well as on a required memory associated with each presentation in a media service. Such methods and apparatus allow a device to subscribe to a media service based upon sufficient available memory in the device to support the service.

Inventors: An Mei Chen, Joseph Barone, Gordon Kent Walker, Bruce Collins
Original Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Primary Examiner: Reba I Elmore
Attorney: Ryan N. Farr
Current U.S. Classification:
711/170; 711/151; 711/156

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