Patent attributes
Disclosed techniques include video performance rendering modification based on device rotation metric. A media stream is received from a server. The media stream is targeted for display on a handheld media stream playback device. An orientation of the handheld device is determined during playback of the media stream on the handheld device. A change in the orientation of the handheld device is detected. The change occurs during playback of the media stream. Based on the detecting the change of orientation, a rotation angle of the handheld device is calculated. Based on the rotation angle, the playback speed of the media stream on the handheld device is changed. The changing the playback speed changes direction of playback rendering based on the rotation angle of the handheld device. The changing direction provides forward playback by rotating the handheld device in a clockwise direction from an initial orientation.