Switching media streams in a client system based on environmental changes

摘要

A method and system for switching media streams of a video in a client system. The media streams are made available to the client system by a content providing system. A first media stream received from the content providing system is played in a SHOW mode in the client system. An environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system is detected, resulting in executing a procedure for deciding whether to switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream differing from the first media stream. The executed procedure decides to make the switch. The switch is made to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system. The switching preserves content continuity of the video.

主权项

1. A method for switching media streams of a video in a client system, said method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a first media stream of the video from a content providing system; said processor playing the first media stream in a SHOW mode in the client system as the first media stream is being received; during said playing the first media stream, said processor detecting an environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system, said environmental change configured to activate executing a procedure for deciding whether to make a switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream of the video, said second media stream differing from the first media stream with respect to a differentiating characteristic selected from the group consisting of a content modality, a color scheme, and a media stream bandwidth; responsive to said detecting the environmental change, said processor executing the procedure; said processor deciding from said executing the procedure to make the switch; and after said deciding, said processor switching from playing the first media stream to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response to having been requested from the content providing system, said switching preserving video content continuity of the video, wherein said receiving the first media stream, said playing the first media stream, said detecting the environmental change, said executing the procedure, said deciding, and said switching are performed by said processor executing a media application in the client system.