MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING CLOUD LOCAL AREA NETWORK PARTY SERVICE FOR MULTI-PLAYER CONTENT/GAME ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140274407A1
• Filed: 03/11/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CiiNOW, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: CALIPPE, Joel, SOMADDER, Gurudas
• Granted Patent: US 9,381,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/32 using local area network [LAN] connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for implementing a cloud local area network (C-LAN) for providing a multi-player environment for servicing content to a plurality of client devices including determining a location of a blade for each client device of the plurality of client devices, configuring a service access point for each client device of the plurality of client devices, and initializing the C-LAN using the service access points for each client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network based on their respective internet service providers.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a cloud local area network (C-LAN) for providing a multi-player environment for servicing content to a plurality of client devices, comprising:

determining a location of a blade for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

configuring a service access point for each client device of the plurality of client devices; and

initializing the C-LAN using the service access points for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

wherein at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network based on their respective internet service providers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a cloud local area network party service (CLAPS) manager in communication with the plurality of client devices determines the blade location, configures the service access point, and initializes the C-LAN.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the service access point for each client device comprises:

locating a switch associated with the blade for the client device to act as the service access point for the client device; and

configuring parameters associated with the service access point.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes configuring quality of service (QoS) characteristics for the service access point.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes providing access control lists (ACLs) to the service access point.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes assigning a C-LAN identifier to the service access point.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point further comprises assigning a port number to the service access point.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes configuring at least one of:

maximum transmission unit, traffic encapsulation, speed, and routing protocol information for the service access point.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they are assigned to blades of the same data center that are not in close proximity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they are assigned to blades of different data centers.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they belong to different internet service providers.

12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having executable code to execute a method for implementing a cloud local area network (C-LAN) for providing a multi-player environment for servicing content to a plurality of client devices, the method comprising:

determining a location of a blade for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

configuring a service access point for each client device of the plurality of client devices; and

initializing the C-LAN using the service access points for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

wherein at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network based on their respective internet service providers.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein configuring the service access point for each client device comprises:

locating a switch associated with the blade for the client device to act as the service access point for the client device; and

configuring parameters associated with the service access point.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes configuring quality of service (QoS) characteristics for the service access point.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes providing access control lists (ACLs) to the service access point.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein configuring parameters associated with the service access point includes assigning a C-LAN identifier to the service access point.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they are assigned to blades of the same data center that are not in close proximity.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they are assigned to blades of different data centers.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network because they belong to different internet service providers.

20. A system for implementing a cloud local area network (C-LAN) for providing a multi-player environment for servicing content to a plurality of client devices, comprising:

the plurality of client devices;

a plurality of internet service providers associated with the plurality of client devices;

a plurality of data centers connected to the plurality of internet service providers, wherein each data center comprises a plurality of blades for servicing content to the plurality of client devices;

a cloud local area network party service (CLAPS) manager in communication with the plurality of client devices, wherein the CLAPS manager implements the C-LAN by;

determining a location of a blade for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

configuring a service access point for each client device of the plurality of client devices; and

initializing the C-LAN using the service access points for each client device of the plurality of client devices;

wherein at least two client devices of the plurality of client devices cannot be associated with a same local area network based on their respective internet service providers.