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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
John Raymond Justice, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth Alan Lobb, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ray Wayne Davis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Krassimir Emilov Karamfilov, Bellevue, WA (US);
Frank R. Morrison, Iii, Kirkland, WA (US);
John Raymond Justice, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth Alan Lobb, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ray Wayne Davis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Krassimir Emilov Karamfilov, Bellevue, WA (US);
Frank R. Morrison, III, Kirkland, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention allow game play to migrate back and forth between a server-run video game and a client-run video game. For example, a user could start playing a video game running on a server and then migrate play to a client device, such as a game console. When a game is running on the server, the server executes the game code, renders a video image, and communicates the image to the client. The client may communicate game control commands to the server. The game play may also start on the client and transition to a server. For example, a user may reach a point in the game where the user does not have the game files stored on the client.