Systems and methods for adaptive streaming of multimedia content

A system comprising:

• at least one physical processor;
• and
• physical memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to:
• determine that a content player has been initiated on a client device, the client device having one or more hardware components with specified processing capabilities;
• initiate transfer of a multimedia data stream to the client device at a video quality level and audio quality level determined by the processing capabilities of the client device;
• determine that a specified minimum video quality level is to be maintained for the multimedia data stream while adjusting an audio quality level of the multimedia data stream on the client device;
• identify, while monitoring the video quality level of video data being streamed, an audio quality level up to which, under current data transmission network conditions, the audio quality is adjustable while maintaining delivery of the specified minimum video quality level to the client device;
• and
• dynamically adjust the audio quality level of the multimedia data stream up to the identified audio quality level that allows the video quality level of the multimedia data stream to continue streaming at at least the specified minimum video quality level on the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• determine that a content player has been initiated on a client device, the client device having one or more hardware components with specified processing capabilities;
• initiate transfer of a multimedia data stream to the client device at a video quality level and audio quality level determined by the processing capabilities of the client device;
• determine that a specified minimum video quality level is to be maintained for the multimedia data stream while adjusting an audio quality level of the multimedia data stream on the client device;
• identify, while monitoring the video quality level of video data being streamed, an audio quality level up to which, under current data transmission network conditions, the audio quality is adjustable while maintaining delivery of the specified minimum video quality level to the client device;
• and
• dynamically adjust the audio quality level of the multimedia data stream up to the identified audio quality level that allows the video quality level of the multimedia data stream to continue streaming at at least the specified minimum video quality level on the client device.