Detecting and compensating for display lag in gaming systems

Abstract

An electronic game server receives, during a game session operating in a current game state, an input event from a game controller located at a remote site, wherein the input event includes a first command generated by a user interaction with the game controller during the game session; determines a first frame that was displayed at the remote site during the user interaction, wherein the first frame is one of a plurality of output frames sent by the server during the game session prior to the server receiving the input event; determines a first game state associated with the first frame, wherein the first game state is a game state prior to the current game state; processes a gameplay output in accordance with the first command, and the first game state; renders a response frame based onthe gameplay output; and transmits the response frame for display at the remote site.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates generally to computer technology, including but not limited to methods and systems for managing server systems to support online interactive sessions corresponding to one or more real-time user interactive applications. Background technique [0002] Internet-connected electronic devices can support various cloud-based media and entertainment applications. These applications include media streaming applications where a server streams content to a user device, gaming applications where a user interacts with a game executing on a server from a user device, and gaming applications that allow a large number of users to interact with each other simultaneously via their Internet-connected devices and various social media and communication applications that interact with cloud-hosted content and applications. Among cloud-based applications, cloud gaming presents some unique challenges due to: the widely varying hardware require...

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Other challenges of cloud-based games relate to providing players with a consistent gameplay experience regardless of where they are located (e.g., close to the server or far away from the server), how they connect to the game service (e.g., via a fast or slow Internet connection), and what type of device they use to play the game (e.g., a general-purpose personal device or a dedicated game controller) and view gameplay output (e.g., a personal device or a media device connected to a media streaming device)

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