Rate adjustment anticipating change in channel capacity

A method for adjusting a data rate transmitted over a communication channel in anticipation of changing capacity of the communication channel, the method comprising the following:

• accessing real time environment context data obtained from sensor data generated by one or more sensors of a sensor device;
• predicting a future capacity of the communication channel with a subject head-mounted device based on the accessed real time environment context data, wherein the subject head-mounted device illuminates an image into an eye of a user, the image based on data transmitted over the communication channel;
• determining the data rate to use in communicating over the communication channel based on the predicted future capacity of the communication channel;
• and
• adjusting the data rate of data initiated towards the communication channel based on the determined data rate in anticipation of the predicted future capacity of the communication channel.

A hardware storage device comprising stored computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, if executed by one or more processors of a computing system, would cause the computing system to be configured to adjust a data rate transmitted over a communication channel in anticipation of changing capacity of the communication channel, by being configured to repeatedly perform the following:

• access real time environment context data obtained from sensor data generated by one or more sensors of a sensor device;
• predict a future capacity of the communication channel based on the accessed real time environment context data, wherein the communication channel is between a subject head-mounted device and a computing resource;
• determine a data rate to use in communicating over the communication channel based on the predicted future capacity of the communication channel;
• and
• adjust the data rate of data initiated towards the communication channel based on the determined data rate in anticipation of the predicted future capacity of the communication channel.