Patent ID: 8855459
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a media player, comprising: receiving at a processor a set of initial video settings, wherein the initial video settings comprise operational characteristics of the media player set by a user prior to playing a video segment, and wherein each of the initial video settings includes a ranking attribute; determining via the processor an amount of power required to play the video segment for a desired playback duration using the initial video settings; determining an amount of total power available to the media player; automatically adjusting one or more of the initial video settings if the required power exceeds the total power available to the media player, wherein doing so comprises: (a) automatically adjusting an initial video setting having a lowest ranking attribute; (b) determining an amount of power required to play the video segment for the desired playback duration using the adjusted video settings; (c) if the amount of power required to play the video segment for the desired playback duration using the adjusted video settings still exceeds the total power available to the media player, adjusting an initial video setting having a next lowest ranking attribute; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until it is either determined that the total power available to the media player is sufficient to play the video segment for the desired playback duration using the adjusted video settings or until each of the initial video settings is adjusted; and playing the video segment via the media player if the required power is equal to or less than the total power available to the media player.