TRACKING FILE SYSTEM READ OPERATIONS FOR INSTANT PLAY OF VIDEO GAMES, AND FOR CLIENT-SIDE DISCARDING AND PREFETCHING OF GAME DATA

Client machines running game executables of a video game(s) may utilize a file system proxy component that is configured to track read operations made by the game executable during a game session, to generate access data based on the tracked read operations, and to report the access data to a remote...

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Main Author Griffais, Pierre-Loup Miguel
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.09.2021
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AMUSEMENTS
CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES
GAMES
GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES
SPORTS
VIDEO GAMES
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Summary:Client machines running game executables of a video game(s) may utilize a file system proxy component that is configured to track read operations made by the game executable during a game session, to generate access data based on the tracked read operations, and to report the access data to a remote system. This telemetry approach allows the remote system to collect access data reported by multiple client machines, to catalogue the access data according to client system configuration, and to analyze the access data to generate data that is usable by client machines to implement various game-related features including, without limitation, "instant play" of video games, discarding of unused blocks of game data to free up local memory resources, and/or local prefetching of game data for reducing latency during gameplay.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016821716