Method for streaming multimedia based on user preferences

A computer program product for streaming multimedia data, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions including instructions to:

• identify a high importance video segment yet to be streamed to a buffer;
• determine, based on a current network bandwidth, if the high importance video segment can be streamed at a video quality above a predetermined threshold;
• responsive to determining, based on the current network bandwidth, that the high importance video segment cannot be streamed at a video resolution above a predetermined threshold, determine if there is a low importance video segment yet to be streamed to the buffer prior to the high importance video segment;
• and
• responsive to determining that there is a low importance video segment yet to be streamed to the buffer prior to the high importance video segment, adjust prefetching of the high importance video segment in order to stream the high importance video segment at the video resolution above the predetermined threshold.

A computer system for streaming multimedia data, comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• computer program instructions;
• the computer program instructions being stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by the one or more computer processors;
• and
• the computer program instructions including instructions to:
• identify a high importance video segment yet to be streamed to a buffer;
• determine, based on a current network bandwidth, if the high importance video segment can be streamed at a video quality above a predetermined threshold;
• responsive to determining, based on the current network bandwidth, that the high importance video segment cannot be streamed at a video resolution above a predetermined threshold, determine if there is a low importance video segment yet to be streamed to the buffer prior to the high importance video segment;
• and
• responsive to determining that there is a low importance video segment yet to be streamed to the buffer prior to the high importance video segment, adjust prefetching of the high importance video segment in order to stream the high importance video segment at the video resolution above the predetermined threshold.