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Patent No.:

US 11541308 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2020

Methods for compressing video for streaming video game content to remote clients

Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Llc, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Roger van der Laan, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:

Penilla IP, APC

Primary Examiner:

Mohammed Jebari

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/166 (2014.01); H04N 19/17 (2014.01); H04N 19/436 (2014.01); H04N 19/587 (2014.01); H04N 19/895 (2014.01); H04N 19/59 (2014.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); A63F 13/355 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); H04N 21/437 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01); A47L 13/59 (2006.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); H04N 21/239 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01); A63F 13/358 (2014.01); A63F 13/48 (2014.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/238 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); A47L 13/51 (2006.01); H04N 21/27 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 19/176 (2014.01); H04N 19/61 (2014.01); H04N 19/107 (2014.01); H04N 19/132 (2014.01); H04N 19/14 (2014.01); H04N 19/146 (2014.01); H04N 19/154 (2014.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04N 19/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/30 (2014.09); A47L 13/51 (2013.01); A47L 13/59 (2013.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/355 (2014.09); A63F 13/358 (2014.09); A63F 13/48 (2014.09); A63F 13/52 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); H04N 19/107 (2014.11); H04N 19/132 (2014.11); H04N 19/14 (2014.11); H04N 19/146 (2014.11); H04N 19/154 (2014.11); H04N 19/166 (2014.11); H04N 19/17 (2014.11); H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/436 (2014.11); H04N 19/587 (2014.11); H04N 19/59 (2014.11); H04N 19/61 (2014.11); H04N 19/895 (2014.11); H04N 21/2343 (2013.01); H04N 21/2393 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/23805 (2013.01); H04N 21/234309 (2013.01); H04N 21/234363 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01); H04N 21/27 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/437 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/64738 (2013.01); H04N 21/64792 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); A63F 2300/402 (2013.01); A63F 2300/531 (2013.01); A63F 2300/535 (2013.01); A63F 2300/538 (2013.01); A63F 2300/552 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5566 (2013.01); H04N 7/106 (2013.01); H04N 19/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for hosting online video games are provided. One method includes generating a plurality of video frames. The method includes initiating a sending of each one of the plurality of video frames to a client. Each of the video frames that is sent is compressed. The method includes stopping the compression and sending of video frames when one of the plurality of video frames is taking longer than a frame time to compress and send. A frame time is defined as one over a frame rate, and wherein stopping the compression of video frames includes ignoring said video frames by an encoder. The method includes continuing to compress and send audio data to the client when one or more of said plurality of video frames are not sent to the client.

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