1. A method comprising:
in response to a request from a communication device to stream media content, determining, at a base station of a wireless network, a size of a data burst that includes a portion of the media content, the size determined based on potential data wastage of the data burst, usage efficiency of base station resources, or a combination thereof; and
sending the data burst via a wireless channel from the base station to the communication device.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the potential data wastage, wherein the potential data wastage is a maximum potential amount of data to be included in the data burst sent to the communication device.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the amount of data is determined based on a channel condition or user demand of the base station resources.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining the usage efficiency based on a download rate via the wireless channel or a number of wireless devices communicating with the base station; and
generating the data burst based on the size prior to sending the data burst.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a first size based on the potential data wastage, wherein the size of the data burst is determined based on the first size.
6. The method claim 1, further comprising determining a second size based on the usage efficiency, wherein the size of the data burst is determined based on the second size.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the size of the data burst comprises:
determining a first size based on the potential data wastage;
determining a second size based on the usage efficiency; and
determining the size based on the first size and the second size.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining a weighted average of the first size and the second size, wherein the size is determined based on the weighted average.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:
in response to a request to stream media content from a base station of a wireless network to a communication device via a wireless channel, determining a size of a data burst that includes a portion of the media content, the size determined based on potential data wastage, usage efficiency of base station resources, or a combination thereof; and
initiating transmission of the data burst via the wireless channel from the base station to the communication device.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise, prior to streaming the portion of the media content from the base station via the wireless channel to the communication device:
monitoring the wireless channel at the base station to determine a channel quality of the wireless channel; and
determining a transfer rate for the wireless channel based on the channel quality.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise, prior to streaming the portion of the media content from the base station via the wireless channel to the communication device determining the usage efficiency by comparing available base station resources to in-use base station resources that are utilized by the wireless channel.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise, after sending the data burst:
updating the potential data wastage to determine a second potential data wastage;
updating the usage efficiency to determine a second usage efficiency of the base station resources;
determining a second time to send a second data burst to maintain an effective transfer rate of the media content;
selecting a second size of the second data burst based on the second potential data wastage, the second usage efficiency, or a combination thereof; and
initiating transmission of the second data burst to the communication device at the second time.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the effective transfer rate is equal to a playback rate of the media content at the communication device.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the effective transfer rate is greater than a playback rate of the media content at the communication device.
15. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:
in response to a request to stream media content from a base station of a wireless network to a communication device via a wireless channel, determining a size of a data burst that includes a portion of the media content, the size determined based on potential data wastage, usage efficiency of base station resources, or a combination thereof; and
sending the data burst via the wireless channel from the base station to the communication device.
16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a first size based on the potential data wastage; and
determining a second size based on the usage efficiency, wherein the size is determined based on the first size and the second size.
17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the size is determined based on a weighted average of the first size and the second size, and wherein the operations further comprise determining the weighted average by:
multiplying the first size by a first weight value to determine a first weighted size;
multiplying the second size by a second weight value to determine a second weighted size; and
adding the first weighted size and the second weighted size.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the first weight value is greater than the second weight value.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the second weight value is greater than the first weight value.
20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:
accessing viewing history data associated with the media content; and
determining the first weight value, the second weight value, or both, based on the viewing history data.
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. An electric part-mounting socket comprising:
a socket housing that includes a bottom plate portion defining an electronic part-receiving portion with an open top for receiving at least a part of an electronic part in an upward-downward direction, a contact receiving groove formed through the bottom plate in the upward-downward direction and a contact fixing hole formed in the upward-downward direction; and
a contact that is integrally formed and includes:
a fixing piece portion that is disposed to extend in the upward-downward direction and inserted into and fixed to the contact fixing hole;
a terminal piece portion for connection to a printed wiring board, which is laterally bent at a lower end of the fixing piece portion and received in the contact receiving groove;
a first bent-back portion that is formed by bending back a distal end portion of the terminal piece portion into generally U-shape;
an intermediate spring piece portion that extends laterally continuously from the first bent-back portion;
a second bent-back portion that is formed by bending back a distal end portion of the intermediate spring piece portion into a generally U-shape; and
a resilient contact piece portion that extends continuously from the second bent-back portion in a slanting manner.
2. The electric part-mounting socket according to claim 1, wherein
the contact receiving groove includes a terminal piece portion-receiving portion that is opened to a bottom surface of the socket housing so as to receive the terminal piece portion, and a resilient contact piece portion-receiving portion that is open to an inner side of the socket housing so as to receive the receive the resilient contact piece portion and the intermediate spring piece portion,
the resilient contact piece portion-receiving portion is larger in width than the terminal piece portion-receiving portion, and the intermediate spring piece portion of the contact is larger in width than the terminal piece portion-receiving portion, and
when the electronic part is received in the socket housing so that the resilient contact piece portion is pressed down, opposite side edge portions of the intermediate spring piece portion abut respectively against upper surfaces of opposite side edge portions of the terminal piece portion-receiving portion, thereby limiting the bending of the first bent-back portion.
3. The electric part-mounting socket according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate spring piece portion is made larger in width than the terminal piece portion-receiving portion and the first bent-back portion.
4. A contact for an electric part-mounting socket for connecting an electric part to printed wiring board, the contact comprising:
a fixing piece portion that extends in a first direction;
a terminal piece portion for contact with the printed wiring board, which is bent at an distal end of the fixing piece portion in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
a first bent-back portion that is formed by bending back a distal end portion of the terminal piece portion into generally U-shape;
an intermediate spring piece portion that extends continuously from the first bent-back portion in the second direction;
a second bent-back portion that is formed by bending back a distal end portion of the intermediate spring piece portion into a generally U-shape;
a resilient contact piece portion that extends continuously from the second bent-back portion in a slanting manner; and
a contact portion for contact with a terminal portion of the electronic part, which is formed at an end portion of the resilient contact piece portion,
wherein the fixing piece portion, the terminal piece portion, the first bent-back portion, the intermediate spring piece portion, the second bent-back portion and the resilient contact piece portion are integrally formed.
5. The contact according to claim 4, wherein the intermediate spring piece portion is made larger in width than the terminal piece portion-receiving portion and the first bent-back portion.