Portable Device Task Offloading for Console Game Progression
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gaming systems restrict players to playing games only where the static computing device, such as a game console or PC, is located, limiting mobility and interactivity.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that enables players to perform game-related tasks using a portable device, allowing connection with a computing system to receive tasks, complete them independently, and report back for game progression, using various devices like smartphones, cameras, and Wi-Fi connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a static computing device (game console or PC) is used to execute a game, then the game can be played with specialized processing hardware, but the player is restricted to playing only where the device is located, limiting mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is segmented into two distinct components: a static computing device that executes the game and a portable device that enables remote interaction. The game is divided into tasks that can be performed independently on the portable device, allowing players to engage with game elements away from the main console without requiring the entire system to be mobile.
Solution Approach 2:
A portable device serves as an intermediary between the player and the static computing device. This intermediary carries task information and receives completion status, enabling communication and coordination between the player's location and the game execution location without requiring direct connection or physical presence at the console.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the player remains connected to the computing system to perform tasks, then real-time interaction is possible, but the player cannot perform tasks independently when away from the device
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by transmitting task information to the portable device before the player needs to complete tasks remotely. Task definitions, objectives, and requirements are pre-loaded onto the portable device, enabling the player to begin task completion immediately upon disconnection without needing real-time system access.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable device provides feedback by reporting task completion status back to the computing system. This feedback mechanism ensures that the system is informed of completed tasks, allowing game progression to continue seamlessly without requiring continuous connection or risking loss of task status information.
3Ease of operation
If the portable device stores and processes task information locally, then independent task completion is enabled, but the system complexity on the portable device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential task information needed for completion from the full game system and places it on the portable device. Rather than transferring entire game states or complex processing capabilities, only the specific task data, objectives, and completion criteria are extracted, keeping the portable device's requirements minimal and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods systems and computer programs method for playing a game using a portable device are presented. One method includes operations for establishing a connection between a portable device and a computing system executing a game, and for receiving a task at the portable device from the computing system. Further, the portable device is disconnected from the computing system allowing the task to be performed using the portable device independently from the computing system. The method includes interaction of a user with the portable device to receive at the portable device input from the user to perform the task. Once the task is performed, the portable device reports that the task has been performed to the computing system. As a result, the game being executed in the computing system progresses after the portable device reports that the task has been performed.