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Video game with decoupled render and display rate

US9174130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2013
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F13/358
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A server according to an embodiment provides online games that send game screens more suitably for the throughput of a user terminal. In accordance with one aspect, the server can execute a game program including: a game progress module for progressing a game; a generation module for generating, at first time intervals, frame information containing a plurality of drawing commands to be executed on a terminal device to render one frame of a game screen in accordance with progression of the game; a determination module for determining whether to send the generated frame information to the terminal device; a compression module for compressing the generated frame information; a sending module for sending to the terminal device the compressed frame information to be sent; and a request module for requesting drawing execution time information from the terminal device at second time intervals.

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