Patent ID: 8510462

Claim:
A method for adjusting utilization of network bandwidth in a network comprising a media server and a media client, the media client being connected to a display screen, wherein a video media is streamed from the media server to the media client, the method comprising: measuring a distance between the display screen and a viewer; obtaining a threshold of human visual acuity, wherein a human eye can discern between individual pixels of the streaming video media when a resolution of the streaming video media is determined to be below the threshold of human visual acuity; determining if the resolution of the streaming video media is below the threshold of human visual acuity at the measured distance, wherein the determination is based on the threshold of human visual acuity and based on the measured distance; increasing the resolution of the streaming video media to a resolution at or above the threshold of human visual acuity at the measured distance in a case where the resolution of the streaming video media is determined to be below the threshold of human visual acuity at the measured distance; reducing the resolution of the streaming video media to a resolution between the current resolution and the threshold of human visual acuity at the measured distance in a case where the resolution is determined to be above the threshold of human visual acuity at the measured distance; and receiving by the media client the streaming video media with the increased or reduced resolution.