Monitoring the performance of a content player

摘要

Improving a content player engagement is described. An engagement of a first content player with respect to a first content item being downloaded by the first client is measured. Performance information associated with the first content player is received. A quantitative relationship between the engagement and the performance information is determined. A setting associated with a download of the first content item by a second client is adjusted.

主权项

1. A system for improving a content player engagement, including:
a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
measure an engagement of a first content player with respect to a particular content item being downloaded by a first client associated with the first content player, wherein measuring the engagement includes obtaining one or more quantitative measurements of engagement;receive performance information associated with the first content player, wherein the performance information comprises one or more measures of at least one of:
a download quality associated with the particular content item; anda playback quality associated with the particular content item;determine a quantitative relationship between the measured engagement and the performance information, wherein the determined quantitative relationship indicates how changing a quality at which the particular content item is provided changes engagement;use the determined quantitative relationship to determine a set of instructions to be transmitted that cause a setting of a second content player with respect to the same particular content item to be adjusted, wherein the second content player is associated with a second client different from the first client, and wherein the setting to be adjusted is associated with obtaining of the particular content item by the second client; andtransmit the determined set of instructions.