Method and apparatus for providing media content

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9883222
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15339336

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A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a system comprising a processor, first media content from a service provider network over a high resolution channel at a first resolution, determining whether a first resolution exceeds a resolution threshold for viewing the first media content, transmitting a notification to the service provider network that the first resolution exceeds the resolution threshold, receiving the first media content from the service provider network over the high resolution channel at a second resolution according to the notification, wherein a difference between the first resolution and the second resolution provides unused bandwidth on the high resolution channel, and receiving second media content from the service provider network over the unused bandwidth of the high resolution channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P675 W PEACHTREE STREET ATLANTA GA 30308

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Begeja, Lee Gillette, US 292 5657
Gibbon, David Crawford Lincroft, US 301 4961
Liu, Zhu Marlboro, US 306 6314
Reibman, Amy Ruth Chatham, US 50 562
Renger, Bernard S New Providence, US 274 6702
Shahraray, Behzad Holmdel, US 313 7056
Zavesky, Eric Austin, US 624 2824

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