CPC Class H04N

A system and method for selecting an initial bandwidth setting. A determination is made that a client is initiating a communication session. Network conditions for the client are determined. A bandwidth setting for the client is selected utilizing the network conditions and a previous bandwidth setting saved in a memory. The communication session for the client is initiated utilizing the bandwidth seating.

The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for monitoring quality of an OTT video, which can implement monitoring of quality of an OTT video in a convenient manner. An OTT video monitoring apparatus intercepts a message sent by an OTT video terminal to an OTT video source for requesting to watch an OTT video; sends a response message to the OTT video terminal, where the response message carries a monitoring instruction, so that the OTT video terminal obtains identifier information of the OTT video according to the monitoring instruction; the OTT video monitoring apparatus obtains the identifier information of the OTT video from the OTT video terminal; and monitors quality of the OTT video according to the identifier information of the OTT video.

An image capturing device includes a first controller operable to control image capturing; an operation section including a switch; a detector operable to detect a change to an image capturing mode and to send a signal representing the change; a second controller operable to monitor and process the sent signal, the second controller having a power consumption less than that of the first controller; and a power supply operable to supply power to the first controller, the second controller, and a functional section of the device. When the second controller receives the signal sent from the detecting section in a power saving state in which power is supplied from the power supply to the second controller, the power saving state is changed to a power supplying state capable of image capturing by supplying power from the power supply to portions of the device including the first controller.