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US 9,421,464 · App. 13/899,682 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

System and method for providing performance in a personal gaming cloud

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Patent No.
US 9,421,464
App. No.
13/899,682
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A personal gaming system includes a home network router and a gaming host operable to request a bandwidth allocation from the home network router, the bandwidth allocation being associated with a multimedia stream between the gaming host and a client system, and provide the multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the client system, where the multimedia stream is within the bandwidth allocation. The home network router is operable to receive the request for the bandwidth allocation from the gaming host, determine whether an available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and the client system is greater than the bandwidth allocation, and if so to allocate the bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the client system, and provide an indication to the gaming host that the bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the client system.

Claims (118)

1. A personal gaming system comprising:

a home network router; and

a gaming host coupled to the home network router and operable to:

request a first bandwidth allocation from the home network router, the first bandwidth allocation being associated with a first multimedia stream between the gaming host and a first client system coupled to the home network router; and

provide the first multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system, wherein the first multimedia stream is within the first bandwidth allocation;

wherein the home network router is operable to:

receive the request for the first bandwidth allocation from the gaming host;

determine whether a first available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system is greater than or less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth allocation, to:

allocate the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

provide a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system;

cease providing the first multimedia stream to the first client system; and

provide a second indication to the home network router to deallocate the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system.

2. The personal gaming system of claim 1 , wherein further:

the home network router is operable, in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation, to:

allocate a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

provide a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

the gaming host is operable to:

receive the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication, to:

operate on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

provide the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system.

3. The personal gaming system of claim 2 , wherein, in operating on the first multimedia stream, the gaming host is further operable to reduce a frame rate of the first multimedia stream.

4. The personal gaming system of claim 2 , wherein, in operating on the first multimedia stream, the gaming host is further operable to reduce a resolution of the first multimedia stream.

5. The personal gaming system of claim 2 , wherein, in operating on the first multimedia stream, the gaming host is further operable to increase a compression of the first multimedia stream.

6. The personal gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the home network router is further operable to:

determine that a second available bandwidth for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system is less than the first available bandwidth;

determine if the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation, to:

allocate a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

provide a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

wherein the gaming host is operable to:

receive the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication, to:

operate on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

provide the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system;

allocate the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

provide a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system.

7. The personal gaming system of claim 1 , wherein:

the gaming host is further operable to:

request a second bandwidth allocation from the home network router, the second bandwidth allocation being associated with a second multimedia stream between the gaming host and a second client system coupled to the home network router; and

provide the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the second client system, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

the home network router is further operable to:

receive the request for the second bandwidth allocation from the gaming host;

determine whether a second available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system is greater than or less than the second bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the second available bandwidth is greater than the second bandwidth allocation, to:

allocate the second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system; and

provide a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system.

8. A method comprising:

requesting by a gaming host a first bandwidth allocation from a home network router, the first bandwidth allocation being associated with a first multimedia stream between the gaming host and a first client system coupled to the home network router;

receiving at the home network router the request for the first bandwidth allocation from the gaming host;

determining by the home network router whether a first available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system is greater than or less than the first bandwidth allocation;

in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth allocation:

allocating the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

providing a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

ceasing to provide the first multimedia stream to the first client system; and providing a second indication to the home network router to deallocate the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:

in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation, the method further comprises:

allocating a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

providing a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system;

the method further comprising:

receiving the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication:

operating on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

providing the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein operating on the first multimedia stream comprises reducing a frame rate of the first multimedia stream.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein operating on the first multimedia stream comprises reducing a resolution of the first multimedia stream.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein operating on the first multimedia stream comprises reducing a compression of the first multimedia stream.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that a second available bandwidth for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system is less than the first available bandwidth;

determining if the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation:

allocating a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

providing a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system;

receiving the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication:

operating on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

providing the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system;

allocating the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

providing a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

requesting a second bandwidth allocation from the home network router, the second bandwidth allocation being associated with a second multimedia stream between the gaming host and a second client system coupled to the home network router;

providing the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the second client system, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation;

receiving the request for the second bandwidth allocation from the gaming host;

determining whether a second available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system is greater than or less than the second bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the second available bandwidth is greater than the second bandwidth allocation:

allocating the second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system; and

providing a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the second client system.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for carrying out a method, the method comprising:

requesting by a gaming host a first bandwidth allocation from a home network router, the first bandwidth allocation being associated with a first multimedia stream between the gaming host and a first client system coupled to the home network router;

receiving at the home network router the request for the first bandwidth allocation from the gaming host;

determining by the home network router whether a first available bandwidth for data traffic between the gaming host and die first client system is greater than or less than the first bandwidth allocation;

in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth allocation:

allocating the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

providing a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

providing the first multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system, wherein the first multimedia stream is within the first bandwidth allocation;

ceasing to provide the first multimedia stream to the first client system; and

providing a second indication to the home network router to deallocate the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming hose and the first client system.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

in response to determining that the first available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation, the method further comprises:

allocating a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

providing a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system;

receiving the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication:

operating on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation; and

providing the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

determining that a second available bandwidth for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system is less than the first available bandwidth;

determining if the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

in response to determining that the second available bandwidth is less than the first bandwidth allocation:

allocating a second bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system, wherein the second bandwidth allocation is less than the first bandwidth allocation; and

providing a second indication to the gaming host that the second bandwidth allocation is allocated for traffic between the gaming host and the first client system;

receiving the second indication from the home network router; and

in response to receiving the second indication:

operating on the first multimedia stream to provide a second multimedia stream, wherein the second multimedia stream is within the second bandwidth allocation;

providing the second multimedia stream to the home network router for routing to the first client system;

allocating the first bandwidth allocation for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system; and

providing a first indication to the gaming host that the first bandwidth allocation is allocated for data traffic between the gaming host and the first client system.

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