METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING GAME STREAMING DATA, AND METHOD AND SERVER FOR TRANSMITTING GAME STREAMING DATA

• US 20130059654A1
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: OH, Zhang-hoon
• Granted Patent: US 9,526,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/86 Watching games played by other players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5513 involving billing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5586 for enforcing rights or rules, e.g. to prevent foul play

Abstract

A game streaming data providing method and server for assigning some control rights for a game to a user terminal that participates in the game, and a method and apparatus for receiving game streaming data. The game streaming data providing method, may obtaining game list information from the server; displaying the game list information; transmitting to the server information regarding a game selected by a first user, and game setting information permitting a second user to participate in the game; and receiving control right information and game streaming data regarding the game from the server, wherein the control right information comprises at least one of first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user.

Claims

1. A method of receiving game streaming data from a server, the method comprising:

obtaining game list information from the server;

displaying the game list information;

transmitting to the server information regarding a game selected by a first user, and game setting information permitting a second user to participate in the game; and

receiving control right information and game streaming data regarding the game from the server, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing status of the game.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the game setting information comprises selection information for first control rights and second control rights.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining link information from the server, the link information being generated based on at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting the link information to at least one from among a social network service (SNS) server and a second user terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the second user participates in the game, receiving participation information of the second user from the server.

35. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

7. A method of receiving game streaming data regarding a game in which a first user permits a second user to participate, the method comprising:

transmitting participation request information regarding the game to the server;

receiving from the server control right information and the game streaming data regarding the game in which the second user participates, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user; and

displaying the game streaming data based on the control right information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the transmitting of the participation request information comprises:

obtaining link information regarding the game; and

transmitting, based on the link information, the participation request information regarding the game.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the link information comprises at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing status of the game.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving from the server standby information of the second user, the standby information being related to the game.

36. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 7.

12. A method of providing game streaming data, the method comprising:

receiving from a first user terminal information regarding a game selected by a first user and game setting information permitting participation of a second user in the game;

receiving from a second user terminal participation request information regarding the game; and

transmitting control right information and the game streaming data regarding the game to the first user terminal or the second user terminal, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising splitting control rights for the game into the first control rights and the second control rights.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing state of the game.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating link information based on at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information; and

transmitting the link information to at least one from among a social network service (SNS) server and the second user terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, based on the link information, the participation request information regarding the game from the second user terminal; and

analyzing link information included in the participation request information.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising managing standby information of the second user, the standby information being related to the game.

37. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 12.

18. An apparatus for receiving game streaming data, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit which obtains game list information from a server and displaying the game list information;

a transmission unit which transmits to the server information regarding a game selected by the first user, and game setting information permitting a second user to participate in the game;

a receiving unit which receives control right information and game streaming data regarding the game from the server, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user; and

a controller which controls the display unit, the transmission unit, and the receiving unit.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing status of the game.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the game setting information comprises selection information for first control rights and second control rights.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the receiving unit receives link information from the server, the link information being generated based on at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the transmission unit transmits the link information to at least one from among a social network service (SNS) server and a second user terminal.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein, if the second user participates in the game, the receiving unit receives participation_information of the second user from the server.

24. An apparatus for receiving game streaming data, the apparatus comprising:

a transmission unit which transmits participation request information regarding a game in which a first user permits a second user to participate, to the server;

a receiving unit which receives from the server control right information and game streaming data regarding the game in which the second user participates, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user;

a display unit which displays the game streaming data based on the control right information; and

a controller which controls the transmission unit, the receiving unit, and the display unit.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the receiving unit receives link information regarding the game, and

the transmission unit transmits, based on the link information, the participation request information regarding the game.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the link information comprises at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information.

27. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing status of the game.

28. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the receiving unit receives from the server standby information of the second user, the standby information being related to the game.

29. A server for providing game streaming data, the server comprising:

a receiving unit which receives from a first user terminal information regarding a game selected by a first user and game setting information permitting participation of a second user in the game, and receives participation request information regarding the game from a second user terminal;

a transmission unit which transmits control right information and game streaming data regarding the game to the first user terminal or the second user terminal, wherein the control right information comprises at least one from among first control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the first user, and second control right information defining a range of control rights for the game assigned to the second user; and

a controller which controls the receiving unit and the transmission unit.

30. The server of claim 29, wherein the controller splits control rights for the game into the first control rights and the second control rights.

31. The server of claim 29, wherein the first control right information and the second control right information vary according to a processing state of the game.

32. The server of claim 29, further comprising a link information generator which generates link information based on at least one from among identification information regarding the game and the control right information, and

wherein the transmission unit transmits the link information to at least one from among a social network service (SNS) server and the second user terminal.

33. The server of claim 32, wherein, if the participation request information regarding the game is received from the second user terminal, based on the link information, the controller analyzes the link information included in the participation request information.

34. The server of claim 29, further comprising a standby manager which manages standby information of the second user, the standby information being related to the game.