US Patent Application 18247626. ENABLING LOCAL SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCES USING REMOTE MULTIPLAYER GAME SUPPORT simplified abstract

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ENABLING LOCAL SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCES USING REMOTE MULTIPLAYER GAME SUPPORT

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:Nikita Tsytsarkin of Seattle WA (US)]]

ENABLING LOCAL SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCES USING REMOTE MULTIPLAYER GAME SUPPORT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18247626 titled 'ENABLING LOCAL SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCES USING REMOTE MULTIPLAYER GAME SUPPORT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system for a multiplayer game that allows both local and remote multiplayer experiences.

  • The system establishes multiple game streams, each corresponding to a different instance of the multiplayer game.
  • Each game stream is associated with a different user identifier, allowing multiple users to join a single multiplayer session remotely.
  • Gaming interface devices are connected to the system and associated with specific game streams.
  • The system outputs a composite stream that displays all game streams simultaneously in a split-screen format on a single display device.
  • Input signals from each gaming interface device are routed to the corresponding game stream, allowing players to control their individual game instances.


Original Abstract Submitted

Presenting a local multiplayer experience for a multiplayer game that includes remote multiplayer support. A computer system establishes a plurality of game streams, each corresponding to a different instance of the multiplayer game. Each game stream corresponds to a different user identifier of a plurality of user identifiers that are joined to a single multiplayer session using the remote multiplayer support of the multiplayer game. The computer system associates each of a plurality of gaming interface devices with a different game stream. The computer system outputs a composite stream of the plurality of game streams, which simultaneously presents each game stream in a split-screen display format for display at a single display device. While outputting the composite stream of the plurality of game streams, the computer system causes input signals received from each gaming interface device to be routed to its associated game stream.

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