Inducing higher input latency in multiplayer programs
US10924525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server computing device for inducing latency on target input streams is provided. The server computing device includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of input streams from a respective plurality of client computing devices. Each input stream includes a plurality of inputs controlling actions of respective characters in a multiplayer online software program. The processor is further configured to determine a latency of each of the input streams, identify a higher latency input stream and a lower latency input stream among the plurality of input streams, and induce a higher latency in the lower latency input stream to narrow a difference in latency between the higher latency input stream and the lower latency input stream.
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