CONTEXT AWARE STREAMING MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING THE SAME

摘要

Technologies for performing contextually adaptive media streaming are described. In some embodiments, the technologies utilize contextual parameters leverage contextual information to alter the parameters of a content stream that is provided to a client device from a server. In some embodiments, the parameters of the content stream are altered by changing one or more input parameters (e.g., a report of network parameters) that is/are operated on by adaptive logic of a media player on the client device. Alternatively or additionally, in some embodiments the technologies leverage contextual information to alter the manner in which a client device processes content in a received content stream for consumption. Systems, devices, and methods employing the technologies are also described.

主权项

1. A contextually aware media streaming system, comprising:
a client device comprising a processor, a memory, a media player module, a context logic module, and one or more sensors, the media player module comprising adaptive logic and a network stack, wherein: the context logic module is to collect contextual information at least in part from said one or more sensors, to determine contextual network parameters based at least in part on said contextual information, and to cause the transmission of a first context control message to said network stack; said first context control message is to cause said network stack to report said contextual network parameters to said adaptive logic; and in response to receipt of said contextual network parameters, said adaptive logic determines contextual streaming parameters for a content stream to be provided from a server based at least in part on said contextual network parameters.