1. A networked computing system for delivering digital data content, the networked computing system comprising:
a network data sender device;
user equipment;
a network link monitor;
a data transfer agent; and
a data communications network facilitating data communications amongst all devices of the networked computing system,
wherein the networked computing system is configured to:
determine a throughput capacity for a network communication link extending from the data sender device to the user equipment;
detect at least one network communications metric to thereby determine a content delivery throughput for delivering the digital data content from the data sender device to the user equipment;
determining a network communications state and, if the network communications state indicates that the content delivery throughput is less than the throughput capacity, determine whether the diminished content delivery throughput, is caused by network congestion or underperformance of a network element in the network communication link extending from the data sender device to the user equipment; and
cause the data sender device to throttle a transmission rate for delivering the digital data content if the diminished content delivery throughput is caused by network congestion and permitting the user equipment to control the delivery rate and thereby transfer data as fast as the network communication link will allow without throttling the transmission rate if the diminished content delivery throughput is not caused by network congestion.
2. The networked computing system of claim 1, wherein the under performance of the network element relates to a state of reduced regional radio communications quality.
3. The networked computing system of claim 1, wherein the network link monitor determines the network communications state and then communicates the determined network communications state to the data transfer agent.
4. The networked computing system of claim 3, wherein the data transfer agent determines whether to change the rate for the digital data content transfer based on the received network communications state.
5. The networked computing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one network communications metric is selectable from the group consisting of: an employed modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a remaining link capacity, and a designated peak throughput for at least one service subscriber.
6. The networked computing system of claim 1, wherein the data transfer agent is a component of the data sender device and the network link monitor is a component of the user equipment.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for delivering digital data content, which when executed, perform a method comprising:
determining a throughput capacity for a network communication link extending from a data sender to a user equipment;
detecting at least one network communications metric to determine a content delivery throughput for delivering the digital data content from the data sender to the user equipment via the network communications link;
determining a network communications state associated with a diminished content delivery throughput, based on the detected at least network communications metric; and
causing the data sender to throttle back a sending rate for the digital data content if the diminished content delivery throughput us caused by congestion on the network communications link and permitting the user equipment to control the sending rate without causing the data sender to throttle back if the diminished content delivery throughput is not caused by congestion on the network communications link.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the network communications state relates to a state of network congestion or a state of reduced regional radio communications quality.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises a network link monitor determining the network communications state and then communicating the determined network communications state to the data sender comprising a data transfer agent.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises the data transfer agent selecting whether to change the rate for a data content transfer with a user equipment based on the communications with the network link monitor.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the at least one network communications metric is selectable from the group consisting of: an employed modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a remaining link capacity, and a designated peak throughput for at least one service subscriber.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the network link monitor is a component of a user equipment.
13. A computer-implemented method for delivering digital data content, the method comprising:
determining a data throughput capacity on a network communication link extending from a data sending device to a user equipment;
determining a content delivery throughput for delivery in the digital data content from the data sending device to the user equipment on the network communication link;
determining a network communications state associated with a diminished content delivery throughput, less than the data throughput capacity, based on at least one network communications metric; and
causing the data sender to throttle back a sending rate for the digital data content if the diminished content delivery throughput us caused by congestion on the network communications link and permitting the user equipment to control the sending rate without causing the data sender to throttle back if the diminished content delivery throughput is not caused by congestion on the network communications link.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the network communications state relates to a state of network congestion or a state of reduced regional radio communications quality.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising a network link monitor determining the network communications state and then communicating the determined network communications state to the data sending device comprising a data transfer agent.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising the data transfer agent selecting whether to change the rate for a data content transfer with the user equipment based on the communications with the network link monitor.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the at least one network communications metric is selectable from the group consisting of: an employed modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a remaining link capacity, and a designated peak throughput for at least one service subscriber.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the network link monitor is a component of a user equipment.
19. A user equipment for affecting determinations associated with a data content transfer, the user equipment comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one memory storing a network link monitor; and
a data communications component,
wherein the network link monitor of the user equipment is configured to:
detect at least one network communications metric;
determine a network communications state associated with a content delivery throughput that is less than a data throughput capacity for a network communication link extending from a data sending device to the user equipment, based on the detected at least one network communications metric; and
wherein the user equipment is configured to transfer the determined network communications state to the data sending device in order to facilitate a determination of a rate for a data content transfer.
20. The user equipment of claim 19, wherein the network communications state relates to a state of network congestion or a state of reduced regional radio communications quality, and the determined at least one network communications metric is selectable from the group consisting of: an employed modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a remaining link capacity, and a designated peak throughput for at least one service subscriber.
21. The networked computing system of claim 1 wherein the network communication link includes a non-wireless network portion and a wireless network portion and the network congestion occurs in the non-wireless network portion.
22. The networked computing system of claim 1 wherein the network communication link includes a non-wireless network portion and a wireless network portion and the network congestion occurs in the wireless network portion.
23. A method for delivering digital data content from a data source to user equipment in a communications network having a non-wireless network portion and a wireless network portion, the method comprising:
determining a throughput capacity on a network communication link extending from the data source to the user equipment;
determining a content delivery throughput for delivering the digital data content on the network communication link;
if the content delivery throughput is less than the throughput capacity, determining if the diminished throughput capacity is caused by congestion in the wired network communication link or caused by poor link performance in the wireless network portion;
if the diminished throughput capacity is caused by congestion in the network communication link, causing the network service provider device to throttle a transmission rate for delivering the digital data content to thereby reduce congestion; and
if the diminished throughput capacity is caused by poor link performance in the wireless network portion, permitting the user equipment to control the content delivery throughput without throttling the transmission rate.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the network congestion occurs in the non-wireless network portion.
25. The method of claim 23 wherein the network congestion occurs in the wireless network portion.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A shared image device, comprising:
circuitry configured for receiving, at the shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion;
circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device;
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level;
circuitry configured for, if the shared image device has the sufficient energy, at least:
converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels; and
signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device; and
circuitry configured for, if the shared image device does not have the sufficient energy, at least:
preparing one or more instructions associated with at least another shared image device converting the at least one image to the received at least one number of pixels;
signaling that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image; and
responsive to a request received to share the at least one image, sending the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device.
2. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for sending the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for sending the at least one image responsive to a request received subsequent to signaling that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing.
3. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for sending the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for sending the at least one image and the received at least one number of pixels responsive to a request received from a printer coupled with the shared image device via at least one wired connection.
4. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one battery power consumption for the shared image device to convert at least one image to at least one higher resolution, the at least one higher resolution including at least the received at least one number of pixels.
5. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one battery power consumption for the shared image device to combine one or more first pixel values from the at least one image with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of at least one other image.
6. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one battery power consumption for the shared image device to combine one or more first pixel values from the at least one image with one or more images second pixel values from at least one portion of at least one other image to derive at least one panoramic image.
7. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one battery power consumption for the shared image device to convert at least one image to at least one lower resolution, the at least one lower resolution based at least partially on the received at least one number of pixels.
8. The shared image device of claim 1, further comprising:
circuitry configured for controlling at least partially with a user interface an operation of the shared image device.
9. The shared image device of claim 1, further comprising:
circuitry configured for automatically terminating at least part of an operation of the shared image device.
10. The shared image device of claim 1, further comprising:
circuitry configured for terminating at least partially with a user interface an operation of the shared image device.
11. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device based at least partially on at least some prior device history related to battery usage of the shared image device.
12. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at the shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving at least (i) the at least one selection of at least one image and (ii) at least one number of pixels for a resolution of the at least one image following conversion of the at least one image.
13. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving at least (i) the at least one selection of at least one image, (ii) the at least one number of pixels, and (iii) at least one identification of at least one target device for sharing of the at least one image.
14. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving at least (i) the at least one selection of at least one image, (ii) the at least one number of pixels, and (iii) at least one identification of at least one target device coupled with the shared image device via at least one wired connection for sharing of the at least one image.
15. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for providing a selection opportunity via a user interface of the shared image device enabling a user to input at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion by the shared image device prior to sharing and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion; and
circuitry configured for receiving the at least one indication via the user interface of the shared image device.
16. The method shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for providing a selection opportunity via a user interface of the shared image device enabling a user to input at least one indication of at least one number of pixels for a resolution of at least one image following conversion of the at least one image;
circuitry configured for receiving at least one number of pixels via the user interface;
circuitry configured for providing at least one indication via the user interface of at least one number of images stored on the shared image device which are capable of being resolution-converted based at least partially on at least one energy level associated with the shared image device and the received at least one number of pixels;
circuitry configured for providing a selection opportunity via a user interface of the shared image device enabling a user to input at least one indication of at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion by the shared image device prior to sharing; and
circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication of at least one selection of at least one image for resolution conversion and sharing via the user interface of the shared image device.
17. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication of (i) the at least one selection of at least one image, (ii) the at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion, and (iii) at least one email address, the at least one email address including at least one identification of at least one target device for sharing the at least one image.
18. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving, at a shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving, at a smartphone, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the smartphone for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion.
19. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one level of remaining battery life for the shared image device.
20. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one remaining life expectancy of at least one battery of the shared image device.
21. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device based at least partially on at least some prior device history of the shared image device.
22. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on at least some prior device history related to resolution conversion.
23. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on at least some prior device history related to battery usage of the shared image device during at least one previous resolution conversion.
24. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device, the shared image device including at least a smartphone.
25. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on (i) the received at least one selection of at least one image, (ii) the received at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion, and (iii) the estimated at least one energy level.
26. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on (i) the received at least one selection of at least one image, (ii) the received at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion, (iii) at least some prior device history related to battery usage of the shared image device during at least one previous resolution conversion, and (vi) the estimated at least one energy level.
27. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient battery life of at least a designated part of a total battery life for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the received at least one indication and at least one estimated remaining battery life.
28. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device, the shared image device including at least a smartphone, has a sufficient battery life of at least a designated part of a total battery life for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the received at least one indication and at least one estimated remaining battery life of the smartphone.
29. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels comprises:
circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image from an original at least one number of pixels of the at least one image to the received at least one number of pixels.
30. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels comprises:
circuitry configured for converting the resolution of a thumbnail of the at least one image to at least one higher number of pixels of the at least one image.
31. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels comprises:
circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image to a thumbnail of the at least one image.
32. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels comprises:
circuitry configured for converting the resolution of the at least one image at the shared image device, the shared image device including at least a smartphone.
33. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling to at least one email program of the shared image device, the shared image device including at least a smartphone, that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for emailing via the at least one email program.
34. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sending to a device coupled with the shared image device via a wired connection.
35. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sending to a printer coupled with the shared image device via a wired connection.
36. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing another shared image device; and
circuitry configured for, responsive to a request received to share the converted at least one image, sending the converted at least one image via at least one network connection of the shared image device.
37. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling that at least some data related to the at least one image is available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image.
38. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device comprises:
circuitry configured for signaling that at least some data related to the converted at least one image is available for sharing with at least another shared image device.
39. The shared image device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the circuitry configured for receiving at least one indication and the circuitry configured for estimating at least one energy level comprises:
circuitry configured for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy designated for one or more resolution conversion operations, the designated part being less than the total energy.
40. A shared image device, comprising:
means for receiving, at the shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion by the and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion;
means for estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device;
means for determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the means for receiving at least one indication and the means for estimating at least one energy level;
means for, if the shared image device has the sufficient energy, at least:
converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels; and
signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device; and
means for, if the shared image device does not have the sufficient energy, at least:
preparing one or more instructions associated with at least another shared image device converting the at least one image to the received at least one number of pixels;
signaling that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image; and
responsive to a request received to share the at least one image, sending the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device.
41. A system, comprising:
a shared image device; and
one or more instructions that, when executed on the shared image device, cause the shared image device to at least:
receive, at the shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion;
estimate at least one energy level for the shared image device;
determine whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the received at least one indication and the estimated at least one energy level;
if the shared image device has the sufficient energy, at least:
convert the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels; and
signal that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device; and
if the shared image device does not have the sufficient energy, at least:
preparing one or more instructions associated with at least another shared image device converting the at least one image to the received at least one number of pixels;
signal that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image; and
responsive to a request received to share the at least one image, send the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device.
42. A method for a shared image device, comprising:
receiving, at the shared image device, at least one indication of (i) at least one selection of at least one image stored on the shared image device for a resolution conversion and (ii) at least one number of pixels for the resolution conversion;
estimating at least one energy level for the shared image device;
determining whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy of at least a designated part of a total energy for the resolution conversion based at least partially on the received at least one indication and the estimated at least one energy level;
if the shared image device has the sufficient energy, at least:
converting the resolution of the at least one image to the at least one number of pixels; and
signaling that the converted at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device; and
if the shared image device does not have the sufficient energy, at least:
preparing one or more instructions associated with at least another shared image device converting the at least one image to the received at least one number of pixels;
signaling that the at least one image is at least partially available for sharing with at least another shared image device and that the resolution conversion was not performed on the at least one image, and
responsive to a request received to share the at least one image, sending the at least one image and the prepared one or more instructions via at least one network connection of the shared image device.