System and method for playing media

摘要

A system, computer-implemented method, and tangible computer-readable media for media playback. The method includes receiving a request from a user to play a media asset, detecting capabilities of the playback device, detecting playback environment acoustic characteristics, optimizing media playback settings for the playback device and the playback environment characteristics, preparing the media asset for playback on the playback device, and transferring the prepared media asset to the playback device for playback. The method can further transfer optimized playback settings to the playback device. Media asset preparation can be based at least in part on the optimized playback settings. A playback profile can store environment characteristics and playback device capabilities. The method continuously detects changes in the playback environment characteristics, and optimizes media playback settings when detected changes exceed a threshold.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining playback environment acoustic characteristics associated with a playback device in a playback environment by:
generating a model approximating the playback environment, wherein the playback environment is measured by moving the playback device around the playback environment while the playback device records measurements; andperforming an analysis on the model, to yield the playback environment acoustic characteristics; polling the playback device for a playback device capability; adjusting a media playback setting based on the playback environment acoustic characteristics and the playback device capability, to yield an adjusted media playback settings; and preparing a media asset for playback on the playback device based on the adjusted media playback setting.