Patent ID: 11930232
Assignee: PETAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A terminal device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to:
obtain a video playing policy that determines first information about a first control algorithm used for video playing;
receive, from a server, a second control algorithm;
determine a version number of a video playing software used for video playing;
search, locally or from the server, for a preset third control algorithm associated with the version number;
select, from the second control algorithm and the preset third control algorithm and according to the video playing policy, the first control algorithm;
download and play, using the first control algorithm, a video;
collect, in a process of downloading and playing the video, video playing quality indicator data; and
upload, to a server, the video playing quality indicator data to instruct the server to adjust the video playing policy based on the video playing quality indicator data.