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System and Method for Providing Performance in a Personal Gaming Cloud

  • US 20140349763A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2013
  • Published: 11/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A personal gaming system comprising:

  • a home network router; and

    a gaming host coupled to the 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 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.

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