Patent ID: 9336559
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for recommending a display resolution of a video, the method comprising: transmitting, from a content distribution system to a device, a sample video for processing by the device, wherein the processing of the sample video includes the device measuring a resolution parameter of the device comprising a decode speed of the sample video; receiving, from the device, a plurality of resolution parameters of the device, the plurality of resolution parameters including the measured resolution parameter; evaluating a first set of the plurality of resolution parameters against preliminary criteria; responsive to the first set of parameters satisfying the preliminary criteria, determining a score for the device based on a second set of the plurality of resolution parameters; and determining, based on the score, a version of an additional video to recommend for the device from a plurality of versions of the additional video, each version having a different resolution.