504 results about "Cloud gaming" patented technology

Methods and systems for assigning a data center to service a request from a user account include receiving a login request to a cloud gaming server. The login request is examined to identify a user account. A use history of the cloud gaming server is examined to identify a data center. The user account is assigned to the data center to start a session of streaming game play at a server within the data center. The data center is identified without performing a connection testing operation.

A method includes: processing a request to execute a purchase transaction for a virtual asset of a video game, to transfer ownership of the virtual asset from a first user account to a second user account, to transfer an amount of virtual currency from the second user account to the first user account; responsive to the request, accessing a blockchain to perform an anti-fraud verification, including analyzing data of a prior transaction involving the virtual asset that is stored to the blockchain; responsive to the anti-fraud verification providing a result that does not indicate fraudulent activity, then generating transaction data based on an identifier for the first user account, an identifier for the second user account, an identifier for the virtual asset, and the amount of virtual currency, and submitting the transaction data to a node network, to write the transaction data to a block of the blockchain.

The invention discloses an adaptive streaming adaptation and resource optimization method applied to a cloud-game system. Based on a user QoE model (Quality of Experience) and a service and cost model, user distribution and resource allocation are carried out. The adaptive streaming adaptation and resource optimization method applied to the cloud-game system comprises the following steps: a cloud-game platform operational cycle is divided into multiple time periods; user information and a visual machine resource are updated in a cloud-game platform system in each time period; a user distribution and resource allocation plan is decided based on a current system state, the service cost of a cloud-game service provider is minimized by the plan in the system operational cycle and the user QoE sum is maximized; the user distribution and resource allocation plan is applied to each game user. By establishing the QoE model, namely, the QoE model, a user utility model and a cloud-platform costing model, and based on a Lyapunov optimizing framework, the optimizing method of the user distribution and resource allocation is designed based on a game type and the adaptive streaming adaptation technology.

Systems and methods are provided for enabling users playing online games to create coaching videos of gameplay, and post such coaching videos to a cloud gaming system. In one example, coaching videos include a video clip of the gameplay and a video of the user, guiding and/or explaining how the game was played. A user playing the same game may desire coaching, and the cloud gaming system can identify previously posted coaching videos that correspond to the point in time or action in which the user requesting coaching is currently playing. The cloud system can access a database of coaching options, which are then presented to a user. The coaching options may be videos of gameplay and videos of the user providing coaching. The user can then view the coaching videos, rate them if desired, and then resume with his or her gameplay.

Methods and systems to identify options of secondary client devices for a device handover of game play include establishing a session of game play of a game for a primary client device by executing the game on a server for streaming video frames to the primary client device. A request is received to generate a profile of one or more secondary client devices that are identified to be local to the primary client device. The profile is configured to identify device attributes for the secondary client devices. A handover option is provided to the primary client device during game play, identifying one or more of the secondary client devices, based on the profile. A selection of a secondary client device identified by the handover option received from the primary client device causes pausing of the streaming of video frames to the primary client device, saving a game state for the game and providing an option to resume play of the game on the secondary client device. A resume request received from the secondary client device causes the game state for the game to be accessed and game play resumed so as to continue streaming video frames to the secondary client device.

A video processing device providing multi-channel encoding with low latency is provided. The video processing device can be applied to a video server to perform video compression on game graphics for cloud gaming. With multi-channel encoding with low latency, the video server can provide compressed video streams to a variety of client devices with low latency. As a result, the users can obtain high gaming interactivity and fine entertainment in cloud gaming.

A method is provided, including: receiving at a client device a first command to initiate a cloud video game; in response to receiving the first command, retrieving, by the client device, initial content from a client local storage; rendering the initial content to a display device; sending a first request from the client device to a cloud gaming service to access the cloud video game, the cloud gaming service being configured to assign the client device to a gaming machine configured to execute the cloud video game; receiving at the client device a second command to initiate interactive gameplay; in response to receiving the second command, sending a second request from the client device to the cloud gaming service, the cloud gaming service being configured to, in response to receiving the second request, initiate streaming of interactive gameplay content generated by the executing cloud video game to the client device.

A cloud gaming system is disclosed. One example includes a game console that is configured to execute video games. The game console provides an interface for a remote client device to interface with the game console and request that games be played. The game console being located in a first data center. The system further includes a storage server connected to the game console over a network connection in the first data center. A save data server is also provided and is located in a second data center. A data selection logic of the game console is provided. The data selection logic is configured to retrieve save data from the save data server and cache the save data to a save data disk of the game console. The data selection logic is configured to automatically retrieve the save data upon detecting a session initiation for a user account associated with the remote client device. The data selection logic is configured to retrieve the save data that has a likelihood of being used during the session. In one example, the likelihood of being used is determined based on historical game play as associated with the user account.

The invention provides a control system and method based on a cloud game scene. The control system is composed of a cloud game server, an intelligent terminal and a game hand shank, and the cloud gameserver includes a processing module, a rendering module and a coding module; the game hand shank establishes first communication connection with the cloud game server, and the intelligent terminal establishes second communication connection with the cloud game server; the game hand shank sends an operation instruction signal to the cloud game server, according to the operation instruction signal,the processing module forms an update control signal for game applications stored in the cloud game server, the rendering module adjusts sound and picture data of the game applications based on the update control signal, and the coding module receives and encodes the audio and video data to form coded data; and the intelligent terminal receives the coded data and decodes to form decoded data anddisplays decoded display picture and sound. According to the control system and method, latency of user input events can be reduced, and thus the user experience of an entire cloud game is improved.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a cloud game service method, device and equipment and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises the steps: enabling a cloud game platform server to obtain a target game progress of a current login user of a cloud game client; selecting a scene server matched with the target game progress from a plurality of scene servers as a target scene server; andsending the identifier of the target scene server to the cloud game client to notify the cloud game client to send an operation instruction generated by the cloud game client in response to user operation to the target scene server; after receiving the operation instruction sent by the cloud game client, enabling the target scene server to call a target rendering resource from public rendering resources according to the operation instruction through a target image rendering module, and carrying out image rendering to obtain a corresponding game picture; and sending the game picture to the cloud game client. According to the method, resources of the server can be comprehensively utilized in the cloud game scene, and the deployment cost of the server is not additionally increased.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a data processing method and device and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises the steps: obtaining a cloud game data obtaining request transmitted bya game client; in a cloud virtual container corresponding to a client environment system where the game client is located, starting a game process according to the cloud game data acquisition request; when a frame buffer area allocated to the game process is obtained, calling a graphic rendering library through a bridging channel between the game process and the graphic rendering library to obtain a graphic rendering instruction having a remote mapping relationship with the client environment system; accessing a physical rendering device associated with the frame buffer area based on the graphic rendering instruction to render the game data corresponding to the game process in a container to obtain rendered game data; and according to the rendered game data, generating a game synthesis picture for display at the game client. By adopting the method and the device, the game compatibility can be enhanced, and the rendering time delay is reduced.

A method for processing an artificial intelligence (AI) model for a gaming application. The method includes training the AI model from a plurality of game plays of a scenario of the gaming application using training state data collected from the plurality of game plays of the scenario and associated success criteria of each of the plurality of game plays. The method includes receiving first input state data during a first game play of the scenario. The method includes applying the first input state data to the AI model to generate an output indicating a degree of success for the scenario for the first game play. The method includes performing an analysis of the output based on a predefined objective. The method includes performing an action to achieve the predefined objective based on the output that is analyzed.

A method for rendering content from a first device to a second device in a network environment, comprising the steps of providing a Master set-top box, sending an invitation and a corresponding HDCP code from the Remote set-top box to the Master set-top box via a network interface, approving the invitation of the Remote set-top box and pairing the Master set-top box with available Remote set-top boxes, digitizing and compressing the content from the game console using the virtualization engine, splitting the compressed digital content into a plurality of network packets and sending to the Remote set-top box via a network interface, decompressing the received plurality of network packets, and sending them to atleast an audio/video output device.

The invention discloses a picture display method and a related device, which can be applied to a cloud game scene. The method comprises the steps of obtaining terminal resolution; determining rendering parameters according to the corresponding relationship between the terminal resolution and the initial resolution; further rendering according to the rendering parameters to obtain a game renderingpicture; encoding the game rendering picture to obtain encoded data; and transmitting the coded data to terminal equipment, so that the terminal equipment decodes the coded data to obtain a game rendering picture. Therefore, image display in the cloud service process is achieved, due to the fact that the dynamic matching mode is adopted, cloud service equipment can achieve image display without configuring a large number of matching processes, system resources of cloud service are saved, and the accuracy of image display of terminal equipment is guaranteed.

An embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of cloud games and discloses an android system-based cloud game operating method and an android system-based cloud game server. The android system-based cloud game server starts an android open source simulator to load user configurations; starts a user interaction background management module to receive user interaction events, parse and inject them into the android open source simulator in order to respond to and start a cloud game application corresponding to a user operation; and also starts a RTSP (real time streaming protocol)service module to continuously acquire game images and audio data, thereby forming RTSP video streams that are sent to a game terminal. The android system-based cloud game server is achieved herein through the android open source simulator; the technical threshold is lowered, and the cost is reduced. In addition, the android open source simulator has a complete supporting version at each updatedandroid version and has best compatibility; therefore, the problem is avoided that the cloud game server is unable to update a new android version in time.

The invention provides a cloud game realizing method and system. The method comprises the steps that a server receives a control instruction of clients, wherein the number of the clients is more than or equal to 2; the server generates a corresponding original cloud game picture data according to the control instruction; the server captures and codes the original cloud game picture data, and duplicates the coded original cloud game picture data according to the number of the client; and the server respectively sends the original cloud game picture data and the duplicated cloud game picture data to the clients. According to the invention, multiple people and multiple screens play the same single cloud game online through the same server.

The invention provides a cloud game processing method, a cloud game processing device, a storage medium and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of cloud computing. The cloud gameprocessing method is applied to a cloud server, a cloud game interface is displayed through a web browser of terminal equipment, the cloud game processing method comprises the steps: a game request sent by terminal equipment is received, and the game request comprises game video parameters requested by a user or screen display parameters and decoding performance parameters of the terminal equipment; game video parameters are determined according to the game request, wherein the game video parameters comprise resolution parameters or code rate parameters; a game operation instruction sent by the terminal equipment is received, and a game video is generated according to the game operation instruction and the game video parameter; and the game video is sent to the terminal equipment, so thatthe terminal equipment can display the game video through a web browser. The invention provides a cloud game solution supporting multiple terminals, and the practicability is high.

The invention discloses a virtual cloud game platform based on a heterogeneous intelligent terminal. An existing networking game capable of only normally running on a PC is installed on a server to run, a real-time interface of the game is sent to a player intelligent terminal, and a player sends operation information to the server for game control by controlling the intelligent terminal of the player. Thus, the aim of remotely playing a game on a smart phone, a set top box and other intelligent terminals is achieved, the cloud game becomes possible, the existing game playing mode is changed,and the game industry is expanded to the other field.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a live broadcast interaction method and device based on a cloud game, and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: receiving a game starting request transmitted by a live broadcast audience end, and transmitting the game starting request to a cloud game server, so as to start a target cloud game corresponding to the game starting request for the live broadcast audience end by a cloud game server; sending live broadcast data of the target cloud game to a live broadcast audience terminal, wherein the live broadcast data comprises live broadcast activity data and first game picture data of the target cloud game corresponding to the live broadcast anchor terminal; and receiving operation data for the live broadcast activity data sent by the live broadcast audience terminal, and sending the operation data to the cloud game server, so that the cloud game server generates a corresponding first game prop in a target cloud game corresponding to the live broadcast audience terminal according to the operation data, and game prop interaction between the live broadcast page and the game page is realized. Game props generated in the live broadcast are applied to a target cloud game page of the live broadcast audience terminal.