Remote GPU Parameter Control for Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users playing video games on computing devices cannot monitor or adjust graphics processor settings without leaving the game, as current solutions display a user interface within the game, which interferes with the gaming experience and slows down graphics rendering.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for remotely adjusting performance and power parameters of a computing device using a second device, such as a smartphone, which connects to the gaming device via wired or wireless connections, allowing users to monitor and adjust GPU fan speed, screen resolution, frame rate, and other parameters without displaying a user interface on the gaming device's monitor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user interface is displayed inside the game to allow configuration of graphics settings, then users can access and adjust graphics processor settings, but the user interface covers a portion of the game and worsens the user's gaming experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a remote computing device (smartphone, tablet, or secondary display) as an intermediary to display the user interface for graphics configuration. This separates the configuration interface from the game display, allowing users to adjust settings without the interface overlaying or blocking the game content on the primary display.
2Ease of operation
If a user interface is displayed inside the game to allow configuration of graphics settings, then users can access and adjust graphics processor settings, but graphics resources are used to generate and control the user interface which slows down graphics rendering
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the user interface generation and rendering tasks from the primary graphics processing pipeline. By displaying the configuration interface on a remote computing device or secondary display, the system removes the overhead of rendering UI elements on the primary game display, thereby freeing up graphics resources for game rendering and improving overall performance.
3Productivity
If users play video games in exclusive full screen mode, then gaming performance is optimized, but users cannot access system and application settings without leaving the game or entering a windowed state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a remote computing device as a mediator that provides access to system and application settings while the primary display remains in exclusive full-screen game mode. The remote device receives and displays configuration interfaces, allowing users to adjust settings without exiting the game or reducing it to a windowed state, thus maintaining both gaming performance and settings accessibility.
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AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for remotely adjusting performance and power parameters of a computing device are disclosed. A computing system includes a first computing device connected to a second (remote) computing device. The user uses the second computing device to monitor and adjust parameters, such as a fan speed for a GPU on a video graphics card in the first computing device, while the first computing device executes a parallel data application such as a video game. Additionally, the user uses the second computing device to manage video recorder operations. By using the second computing device to send commands to a graphics driver and a video recorder application, the first computing device's display monitor does not display a user interface during execution of the video game. No video rendering is performed by the video graphics card of the first computing device to generate and control the user interface.