# US 2026/0205657 A1 · Streaming system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0205657 A1 - Document ID: US20260205657A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/559,626 - Filed: 2026-03-06 - Published: 2026-07-16 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-25 - Assignees: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. - Applicants: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. - Inventors: Matthew William Sanders; Justin Lim; Sahin Serdar Kocdemir; Marina Villanueva Barreiro - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260205657A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/44218: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)} - H04N 19/42: characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation (H04N19/635 takes precedence) - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/44008: {involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream (arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59)} - H04N 21/4402: involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display {(details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764)} - H04N 21/440227: {by decomposing into layers, e.g. base layer and one or more enhancement layers} - H04N 21/4436: {Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver (power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418)} - H04N 21/4621: {Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen (arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10)} - H04N 21/658: Transmission by the client directed to the server - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method of displaying streamed content includes receiving streamed content from a server, decoding the streamed content, outputting the decoded streamed content for display, and estimating a degree of attention of a user on the streamed content, where the decoding step comprises decoding the content to a quality that is dependent upon the estimated degree of attention of the use. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A server system, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server system to perform operations comprising: receiving user feedback related to streamed content displayed on a user terminal; determining an encoding process for at least a portion of the streamed content based on the user feedback; compressing the streamed content using the determined encoding process, wherein at least one portion of the streamed content is compressed at a different compression quality than another portion of the streamed content; and transmitting the compressed streamed content to the user terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The server system of claim 1, wherein the user feedback indicates a degree of attention of a user to the streamed content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The server system of claim 2, wherein the attention of the user corresponds to a region of interest within the streamed content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The server system of claim 3, wherein the region of interest is determined based on gaze tracking data or user interaction history. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The server system of claim 3, wherein frames within the region of interest are compressed using a first rate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The server system of claim 1, wherein the different compression qualities for the at least one portion and the another portion are achieved using a single encoder operable to switch between a high-quality mode and a low-quality mode. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The server system of claim 1, wherein the different compression qualities for the at least one portion and the another portion are achieved using a plurality of encoders including a high-quality encoder and a low-quality encoder. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The server system of claim 1, wherein the user feedback comprises at least one of: eye tracking data, input device activity, biometric signals, and inferred engagement metrics. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The server system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving updated user feedback during display of the streamed content on the user terminal; and adjusting a compression quality for subsequent portions of the streamed content based on the updated user feedback. ### Claim 10 A method, comprising: receiving user feedback related to streamed content displayed on a user terminal; determining an encoding process for at least a portion of the streamed content based on the user feedback; compressing the streamed content using the determined encoding process, wherein at least one portion of the streamed content is compressed at a different compression quality than another portion of the streamed content; and transmitting the compressed streamed content to the user terminal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the user feedback indicates a degree of attention of a user to the streamed content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the attention of the user corresponds to a region of interest within the streamed content. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the region of interest is determined based on gaze tracking data or user interaction history. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein frames within the region of interest are compressed using a first rate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the different compression qualities for the at least one portion and the another portion are achieved (i) using a single encoder operable to switch between a high-quality mode and a low-quality mode, or (ii) using a plurality of encoders including a high-quality encoder and a low-quality encoder. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the user feedback comprises at least one of: eye tracking data, input device activity, biometric signals, and inferred engagement metrics. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: receiving updated user feedback during display of the streamed content on the user terminal; and adjusting a compression quality for subsequent portions of the streamed content based on the updated user feedback. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing computer program comprising computer executable instructions adapted to cause a computer system to perform operations comprising: receiving user feedback related to streamed content displayed on a user terminal; determining an encoding process for at least a portion of the streamed content based on the user feedback; compressing the streamed content using the determined encoding process, wherein at least one portion of the streamed content is compressed at a different compression quality than another portion of the streamed content; and transmitting the compressed streamed content to the user terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory, computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the user feedback indicates a degree of attention of a user to the streamed content. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The non-transitory, computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the different compression qualities for the at least one portion and the another portion are achieved (i) using a single encoder operable to switch between a high-quality mode and a low-quality mode, or (ii) using a plurality of encoders including a high-quality encoder and a low-quality encoder.