Switching media streams in a client system based on environmental changes

A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computer system, wherein the code in combination with the computer system is configured to perform a method for switching media streams of a video in a client system, said method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor of the computer system, a first media stream of the video from a content providing system;
• said processor playing the first media stream in a SHOW mode in the client system as the first media stream is being received;
• during said playing the first media stream, said processor detecting an environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system, said environmental change configured to activate executing a procedure for deciding whether to make a switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream of the video, said second media stream differing from the first media stream with respect to a differentiating characteristic selected from the group consisting of a content modality, a color scheme, and a media stream bandwidth;
• responsive to said detecting the environmental change, said processor executing the procedure;
• said processor deciding from said executing the procedure to make the switch;
• and
• after said deciding, said processor switching from playing the first media stream to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system, said switching preserving video content continuity of the video,
• wherein said receiving the first media stream, said playing the first media stream, said detecting the environmental change, said executing the procedure, said deciding, and said switching are performed by said processor executing a media application in the client system.

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device having a computer readable program code stored therein, said program code configured to be executed by a processor of a computer system to implement a method for switching media streams of a video in a client system, said method comprising:

• said processor receiving a first media stream of the video from a content providing system;
• said processor playing the first media stream in a SHOW mode in the client system as the first media stream is being received;
• during said playing the first media stream, said processor detecting an environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system, said environmental change configured to activate executing a procedure for deciding whether to make a switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream of the video, said second media stream differing from the first media stream with respect to a differentiating characteristic selected from the group consisting of a content modality, a color scheme, and a media stream bandwidth;
• responsive to said detecting the environmental change, said processor executing the procedure;
• said processor deciding from said executing the procedure to make the switch;
• and
• after said deciding, said processor switching from playing the first media stream to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system, said switching preserving video content continuity of the video,
• wherein said receiving the first media stream, said playing the first media stream, said detecting the environmental change, said executing the procedure, said deciding, and said switching are performed by said processor executing a media application in the client system.

A computer system comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a computer readable hardware storage device coupled to the processor, said storage device containing program code configured to be executed by the processor via the memory to implement a method for switching media streams of a video in a client system, said method comprising:

• said processor receiving a first media stream of the video from a content providing system;
• said processor playing the first media stream in a SHOW mode in the client system as the first media stream is being received;
• during said playing the first media stream, said processor detecting an environmental change in an environment within or adjacent to the client system, said environmental change configured to activate executing a procedure for deciding whether to make a switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream of the video, said second media stream differing from the first media stream with respect to a differentiating characteristic selected from the group consisting of a content modality, a color scheme, and a media stream bandwidth;
• responsive to said detecting the environmental change, said processor executing the procedure;
• said processor deciding from said executing the procedure to make the switch;
• and
• after said deciding, said processor switching from playing the first media stream to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system, said switching preserving video content continuity of the video,
• wherein said receiving the first media stream, said playing the first media stream, said detecting the environmental change, said executing the procedure, said deciding, and said switching are performed by said processor executing a media application in the client system.