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File prefetching for gaming applications accessed by electronic devices

  • US 10,105,593 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2014
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • tracking, by a processor of a first client device associated with a first user, a first access data for a gaming application that has been accessed on the first client device;

    sending the first access data to a server, wherein the server is configured to perform a collective analysis of the first access data sent by the first client device and a second access data for the gaming application, wherein the second access data is received by the server from one or more other client devices associated with one or more other users that are different from the first user, wherein the collective analysis includes determining for the first client device, based on the first access data and the second access data, a prefetching profile that specifies a plurality of likelihood values for a plurality of gaming data files associated with the gaming application that are likely to be accessed on the first client device within a specific timeframe;

    receiving the prefetching profile from the server;

    based on the prefetching profile, determining a set of the plurality of gaming data files that are indicated to be likely to be accessed on the first client device that are not available at the first client device; and

    prefetching and storing at the first client device the set of gaming data files prior to the set of gaming data files being requested to be accessed on the first client device.

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