Image display system with visual server
AssigneeIntellectual Pixels Limited
InventorsOsman Kent, David R. Baldwin, Nicholas J. N. Murphy
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Abstract
An image display system with one or more client computers in selective communication with a visual server having image processing capabilities. The client computer generates image-modifying data corresponding to a generated image, and transmits the data to the visual server. The visual server receives the image-modifying data, generates a modified image based upon the image-modifying data, and transmits the modified image as compressed data to the client. The client decompresses the modified image data and displays the modified image. In the system, the visual server and client can provide a sequential display of modified frames on client to support animation with complex 3-dimensional graphics.
Claims18
A method of hosting an interactive software application comprising:
- running at a server the interactive software application;
- receiving at the server user input signals from a client device, wherein the user input signals are used to control updating of the state of the interactive software application;
- generating at least one updated image at the server in response to updating the state of the interactive software application;
- and
- compressing the at least one updated image and transmitting the compressed updated image to the client device, wherein the server transmits the updated image as a compressed frame that can be decompressed and displayed as an updated image at the client device.
An image display system, comprising:
- a server having a processor and memory configured to execute an interactive software application and further configured for:
- receiving at the server user input signals from a client device, wherein the user input signals are used to control updating the state of the interactive software application;
- generating at least one updated image at the server in response to updating the state of the interactive software application running on the server by the user input signals;
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- compressing the at least one updated image and transmitting the compressed updated image to the client device, wherein the server transmits the updated image as a frame and wherein the client device is configured for decompressing of the compressed updated image and displaying the updated image on a display coupled to the client device.
A method of displaying interactive video, comprising:
- receiving at a server user input control signals from a client device, wherein the user input control signals are used to control at least one image in a sequence of images generated from the running of a software gaming application on the server;
- generating a modified image at the server in response to the user input control signals;
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- transmitting the modified image to the client device for display as compressed data, wherein the transmitting step comprises compressing the at least one modified image and sending the compressed modified image to the client device once the modified image is generated, and wherein the client device is configured for decompressing of the compressed modified image and displaying the modified image on a display coupled to the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.