Intelligent game loading
US8613673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/534
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A computing system is configured to execute a computer program on a server and to provide a video stream of the program output to a geographically remote client over a communication network. The computing system is further configured to provide executable content of the computer program to the client over the communication network in parallel with the video stream. When a sufficient amount of the executable content has been provided to the client execution of the computer program is transitioned from the server to the client. The transition optionally includes communicating a state of the computer program from the server to the client. The executable content can be provided to the client in an order that is determined based on the state of the computer program. Those parts of the executable content deemed most likely to be necessary to support game play on the client are given priority.
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