Altering streaming video encoding based on user attention

摘要

Disclosed are various embodiments for adjusting the encoding of a video signal into a video stream based on user attention. A video signal generated by an interactive application is encoded into a video stream. A temporary lapse of attention by a user of the interactive application is predicted. The encoding of the video signal into the video stream is adjusted from an initial state to a conservation state in response to predicting the temporary lapse of attention by the user. The conservation state is configured to conserve one or more resources used for the video stream relative to the initial state.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in at least one computing device, the program comprising:
code that executes a game application in at least one computing device, the game application being selected from a library of game applications; code that obtains at least one input command from a user at a client; code that provides the at least one input command to the game application; code that obtains a video signal generated by the game application; code that performs an encoding of the video signal into a video stream, wherein the video stream is associated with a first level of encoding quality; code that determines that a saccade-inducing event is occurring in the video signal, the saccade-inducing event being predicted to induce a saccade in the user so as to interfere with perception by the user of a reduction in encoding quality of at least a portion of the video stream; code that temporarily adjusts the encoding of the video signal into the video stream relative to a duration of the saccade-inducing event, wherein the at least a portion of the video stream is associated with a second level of encoding quality that is below the first level of encoding quality; and code that sends the video stream to the client.