Patent · US Active

Video game system using pre-encoded macro-blocks

US8118676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27References

22Claims

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Assignee

ActiveVideo Networks, LLC · US

Inventors

Robert Craig · Sunnyvale, US
Clifford Wayne Mercer · Palo Alto, US
Ulrich Sigmund · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2005
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F13/355
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method and related system of generating a frame of video is disclosed. In the method, a request is received. The frame of video is generated using a plurality of pre-encoded macro-blocks. The frame of video is compatible with an MPEG compression standard. The plurality of pre-encoded macro-blocks are pre-encoded prior to the request. In some embodiments, the request initiates a video game.

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