US 11,027,198 B2Granted

Systems and methods of serving game video for remote play

AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

InventorsDavid Perry, Rui Filipe Andrade Pereira

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Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for executing video games by a gaming computer and enabling remote play. In example, a method includes receiving a command from a first player via a first client and a computing network. The method updates a game state of a video game based on the command received from the first player and receiving a first point of view of the first player via the computing network. The method communicates at least part of the game state to a first image generator executed by the gaming computer and sends via the computing network to the first client a first image based on the game state and the first point of view using the first image generator. The first image is configured for rendering by the first client. The first image is a video image of a plurality of video images presented to the first client, which is accessing the gaming computer for remote play.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A method executed on gaming system, comprising:

receiving a connection request from a remote client to access a player interface of the game system, the connection request being received via a computing network;
receiving a command for a video game from the remote client via the player interface executed by the gaming system, the command being received via the computing network;
executing the game based at least in part on the received command;
and
sending compressed images from the gaming system via the computing network to the remote client, wherein the compressed images include partially rendered images that require additional rendering by the remote client;
the compressed images configured to be decompressed by the remote client;
and
the remote client is configured to perform additional rendering for display of the decompressed images at the remote client;
wherein said partially rendered images require further textures to be added by the remote client during said additional rendering.

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Facts

Application: 16/399,966Filed 30 Apr 2019 · continuation
Priority: 15 Dec 2007
Published: US 2019/0255435 A122 Aug 2019
Granted: 8 Jun 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A63F 13/355
Details of game servers: performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game…
A63F 13/30
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: interconnection arrangements between game servers…
A63F 13/358
Details of game servers: adapting the game course according to the network or server load, e.g. for reducing latency due to different connection…
A63F 13/70
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: game security or game management aspects

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Application61/014,036Us provisional application · filed 15 Dec 2007
Application12/334,819Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Dec 2008
Application12/826,130Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 29 Jun 2010
Application12/826,489Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 29 Jun 2010
Application61/382,470Us provisional application · filed 13 Sep 2010
Application61/407,898Us provisional application · filed 28 Oct 2010
Application61/421,163Us provisional application · filed 8 Dec 2010
Application61/421,175Us provisional application · filed 8 Dec 2010
Application13/231,873Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Sep 2011
Application13/231,873Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 13 Sep 2011
Application14/083,381Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Nov 2013
Application15/360,469Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Nov 2016
US 2019/0255435 A1Pre-grant publication · published 22 Aug 2019
US 10,272,335 B2Parent of this continuation
US 9,539,508 B2Parent of this continuation
US 8,613,673 B2Parent of this continuation
US 8,147,339 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
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US 2012/0004042 A1Published application
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