Patent Application
20240029499
This disclosure generally relates to information handling systems, and more particularly relates to hardware and networking evaluations for improved computer functioning in computer gaming.
As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an information handling system. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements may vary between different applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software resources that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.
Game spaces are configured for best computer functioning. A game space is defined by hardware, software, and network(s). Each game space in a home or business is characterized for gaming performance capabilities. Individual devices, peripherals (such wireless gaming controllers, steering wheels, and joysticks), and even networks are also characterized for gaming performance capabilities. Cloud-based services then determine hardware, software, and network configurations that, when combined as a best game space, yield the best computer functioning for computer gaming. The cloud-based services may even auto-install or auto-execute the configurations that yield the best computer functioning for computer gaming.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements illustrated in the Figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements are exaggerated relative to other elements. Embodiments incorporating teachings of the present disclosure are shown and described with respect to the drawings presented herein, in which:
The use of the same reference symbols in different drawings indicates similar or identical items.
The following description in combination with the Figures is provided to assist in understanding the teachings disclosed herein. The following discussion will focus on specific implementations and embodiments of the teachings. This focus is provided to assist in describing the teachings, and should not be interpreted as a limitation on the scope or applicability of the teachings.
Chipset 110 represents an integrated circuit or group of integrated circuits that manages data flow between processors 102 and 104 and the other elements of information handling system 100. In a particular embodiment, chipset 110 represents a pair of integrated circuits, such as a north bridge component and a south bridge component. In another embodiment, some or all of the functions and features of chipset 110 are integrated with one or more of processors 102 and 104. Memory 120 is connected to chipset 110 via a memory interface 122. An example of memory interface 122 includes a Double Data Rate (DDR) memory channel, and memory 120 represents one or more DDR Dual In-Line Memory Modules (DIMMs). In a particular embodiment, memory interface 122 represents two or more DDR channels. In another embodiment, one or more of processors 102 and 104 include memory interface 122 that provides a dedicated memory for the processors. A DDR channel and the connected DDR DIMMs can be in accordance with a particular DDR standard, such as a DDR3 standard, a DDR4 standard, a DDR5 standard, or the like. Memory 120 may further represent various combinations of memory types, such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) DIMMs, Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) DIMMs, non-volatile DIMMs (NV-DIMMs), storage class memory devices, Read-Only Memory (ROM) devices, or the like.
Graphics adapter 130 is connected to chipset 110 via a graphics interface 132, and provides a video display output 136 to a video display 134. An example of a graphics interface 132 includes a peripheral component interconnect-express interface (PCIe) and graphics adapter 130 can include a four lane (x4) PCIe adapter, an eight lane (x8) PCIe adapter, a 16-lane (x16) PCIe adapter, or another configuration, as needed or desired. In a particular embodiment, graphics adapter 130 is provided on a system printed circuit board (PCB). Video display output 136 can include a digital video interface (DVI), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), DisplayPort interface, or the like. Video display 134 can include a monitor, a smart television, an embedded display such as a laptop computer display, or the like.
NV-RAM 140, disk controller 150, and I/O interface 170 are connected to chipset 110 via I/O channel 112. An example of I/O channel 112 includes one or more point-to-point PCIe links between chipset 110 and each of NV-RAM 140, disk controller 150, and I/O interface 170. Chipset 110 can also include one or more other I/O interfaces, including an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) interface, a Small Computer Serial Interface (SCSI) interface, an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) interface, a System Packet Interface (SPI), a Universal Serial Bus (USB), another interface, or a combination thereof. NV-RAM 140 includes BIOS/EFI module 142 that stores machine-executable code (BIOS/EFI code) that operates to detect the resources of information handling system 100, to provide drivers for the resources, to initialize the resources, and to provide common access mechanisms for the resources. The functions and features of BIOS/EFI module 142 will be further described below.
Disk controller 150 includes a disk interface 152 that connects the disc controller 150 to HDD 154, to ODD 156, and to disk emulator 160. Disk interface 152 may include an integrated drive electronics (IDE) interface, an advanced technology attachment (ATA) such as a parallel ATA (PATA) interface or a serial ATA (SATA) interface, a SCSI interface, a USB interface, a proprietary interface, or a combination thereof. Disk emulator 160 permits a solid-state drive (SSD) 164 to be connected to information handling system 100 via an external interface 162. An example of external interface 162 includes a USB interface, an IEEE 1394 (Firewire) interface, a proprietary interface, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, SSD 164 can be disposed within information handling system 100.
I/O interface 170 includes a peripheral interface 172 that connects I/O interface 170 to add-on resource 174, to TPM 176, and to network interface device 180. Peripheral interface 172 can be the same type of interface as I/O channel 112, or can be a different type of interface. As such, I/O interface 170 extends the capacity of I/O channel 112 when peripheral interface 172 and the I/O channel are of the same type, and the I/O interface translates information from a format suitable to the I/O channel to a format suitable to the peripheral channel 172 when they are of a different type. Add-on resource 174 can include a sound card, data storage system, an additional graphics interface, another add-on resource, or a combination thereof. Add-on resource 174 can be on a main circuit board, a separate circuit board or an add-in card disposed within information handling system 100, a device that is external to the information handling system, or a combination thereof.
Network interface device 180 represents a network communication device disposed within information handling system 100, on a main circuit board of the information handling system, integrated onto another element such as chipset 110, in another suitable location, or a combination thereof. Network interface device 180 includes a network channel 182 that provides an interface to devices that are external to information handling system 100. In a particular embodiment, network channel is of a different type than peripheral channel 172 and network interface device 180 translates information from a format suitable to the peripheral channel to a format suitable to external devices. In a particular embodiment, network interface device 180 includes a host bus adapter (HBA), a host channel adapter, a network interface card (NIC), or other hardware circuit that can connect the information handling system to a network. An example of network channel 182 includes an InfiniBand channel, a fiber channel, a gigabit Ethernet channel, a proprietary channel architecture, or a combination thereof. Network channel 182 can be connected to an external network resource (not illustrated). The network resource can include another information handling system, a data storage system, another network, a grid management system, another suitable resource, or a combination thereof.
The information handling system 100 may include a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC is connected to multiple elements of information handling system 100 via one or more management interface to provide out of band monitoring, maintenance, and control of the elements of the information handling system. As such, BMC represents a processing device different from processors 102 and 104, which provides various management functions for information handling system 100. In an embodiment, BMC may be responsible for granting access to a remote management system that may establish control of the elements to implement power management, cooling management, storage management, and the like. The BMC may also grant access to an external device. In this case, the BMC may include transceiver circuitry to establish wireless communications with the external device such as a mobile device. The transceiver circuitry may operate on a Wi-Fi channel, a near-field communication (NFC) channel, a Bluetooth or Bluetooth-Low-Energy (BLE) channel, a cellular based interface such as a global system for mobile (GSM) interface, a code-division multiple access (CDMA) interface, a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) interface, a long-term evolution (LTE) interface, another cellular based interface, or a combination thereof. A mobile device may include Ultrabook, a tablet computer, a netbook, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, mobile telephone, a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a multimedia playback device, a digital music player, a digital video player, a navigational device, a digital camera, and the like.
The term BMC may be used in the context of server systems, while in a consumer-level device a BMC may be referred to as an embedded controller (EC). A BMC included at a data storage system can be referred to as a storage enclosure processor. A BMC included at a chassis of a blade server can be referred to as a chassis management controller, and embedded controllers included at the blades of the blade server can be referred to as blade management controllers. Out-of-band communication interfaces between BMC and elements of the information handling system may be provided by management interface that may include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) bus, a system management bus (SMBUS), a power management bus (PMBUS), a low pin count (LPC) interface, a serial bus such as a universal serial bus (USB) or a serial peripheral interface (SPI), a network interface such as an Ethernet interface, a high-speed serial data link such as PCIe interface, a network controller-sideband interface (NC-SI), or the like. As used herein, out-of-band access refers to operations performed apart from a BIOS/operating system execution environment on information handling system 100, that is apart from the execution of code by processors 102 and 104 and procedures that are implemented on the information handling system in response to the executed code.
In an embodiment, the BMC implements an integrated remote access controller (iDRAC) that operates to monitor and maintain system firmware, such as code stored in BIOS/EFI module 142, option ROMs for graphics interface 130, disk controller 150, add-on resource 174, network interface 180, or other elements of information handling system 100, as needed or desired. In particular, BMC includes a network interface that can be connected to a remote management system to receive firmware updates, as needed or desired. Here BMC receives the firmware updates, stores the updates to a data storage device associated with the BMC, transfers the firmware updates to NV-RAM of the device or system that is the subject of the firmware update, thereby replacing the currently operating firmware associated with the device or system, and reboots information handling system, whereupon the device or system utilizes the updated firmware image.
BMC utilizes various protocols and application programming interfaces (APIs) to direct and control the processes for monitoring and maintaining the system firmware. An example of a protocol or API for monitoring and maintaining the system firmware includes a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with BMC, an interface defined by the Distributed Management Taskforce (DMTF) (such as Web Services Management (WS-MAN) interface, a Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) or, Redfish interface), various vendor defined interfaces (such as Dell EMC Remote Access Controller Administrator (RACADM) utility, Dell EMC Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSS) utility, Dell EMC Open Manage Storage Services (OMSS) utility, Dell EMC Open Manage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) suite), representational state transfer (REST) web API, a BIOS setup utility such as invoked by a “F2” boot option, or another protocol or API, as needed or desired.
In a particular embodiment, BMC is included on a main circuit board (such as a baseboard, a motherboard, or any combination thereof) of information handling system 100, or is integrated into another element of the information handling system such as chipset 110, or another suitable element, as needed or desired. As such, BMC can be part of an integrated circuit or a chip set within information handling system 100. BMC may operate on a separate power plane from other resources in information handling system 100. Thus BMC can communicate with the remote management system via network interface or the BMC can communicate with the external mobile device using its own transceiver circuitry while the resources or elements of information handling system 100 are powered off or at least in low power mode. Here, information can be sent from the remote management system or external mobile device to BMC and the information can be stored in a RAM or NV-RAM associated with the BMC. Information stored in the RAM may be lost after power-down of the power plane for BMC, while information stored in the NV-RAM may be saved through a power-down/power-up cycle of the power plane for the BMC.
In a typical usage case, information handling system 100 represents an enterprise class processing system, such as may be found in a datacenter or other compute-intense processing environment. Here, there may be hundreds or thousands of other enterprise class processing systems in the datacenter. In such an environment, the information handling system may represent one of a wide variety of different types of equipment that perform the main processing tasks of the datacenter, such as modular blade servers, switching and routing equipment (network routers, top-of-rack switches, and the like), data storage equipment (storage servers, network attached storage, storage area networks, and the like), or other computing equipment that the datacenter uses to perform the processing tasks.
For example, the game space 200 may have a gaming console or computer 206 connected to peripheral devices 208 (such as the video display device 134, a wireless controller 210, a headset 212, a steering wheel 214, and a joystick 216).
The game space 200 is performance evaluated. The computer server 220 estimates or infers the computer functioning performance of the game space 200 when used for computer gaming 204. As a simple example, the computer server 220 may request or retrieve a hardware inventory 230, a software inventory 232, and a network survey 234 associated with the game space 200. The hardware inventory 230 determines or measures processor speeds, memory sizes, graphics capabilities, screen resolutions, and any other specifications associated with the gaming console or computer 206 and/or with the peripheral devices 208. The software inventory 232 identifies any or all software applications and versions installed on the gaming console or computer 206 and/or the peripheral devices 208. The network survey 234 determines what wired and wireless networks are available to the gaming console or computer 206 and/or to the peripheral devices 208, perhaps including measures of bandwidth/speed, signal strength, signal range, noise, channels, interference, loss, attenuation, and any other network performance criterion. Any devices or peripherals, for example, may be instructed to receive radio signals (perhaps streamed or broadcast by the network gateway 224) and conduct the network survey 234 using the radio signals.
The game space 200 may be scored or ranked. Once the gaming performance capabilities 228 (such as the hardware inventory 230, the software inventory 232, and the network survey 234) are received, the computer server 220 may generate a game space experience score 240. The computer server 220 may store and execute a game space application 242 having computer instructions or code that compute the game space experience score 240, based on the gaming performance capabilities 228 received from the game space 200. The game space experience score 240, in general, may be one or more numerical values, numerical ranges, letter grades, or other measures that singularly or compositely characterize or rate the game space 200 for the computer gaming 204. The computer server 220 may assign or determine a high game space experience score 240 when the game space 200 is highly competitive for computer gaming 204. The computer server 220, however, may assign or determine a low game space experience score 240 when the game space 200 is uncompetitive for computer gaming 204.
The gaming console/computer 206 and the peripheral devices 208, for example, may have high gaming performance capabilities 228 and may thus be highly competitive to compete, and perhaps win, the computer gaming 204. The computer server 220 may alternatively determine that the gaming console or computer 206 is individually highly competitive for computer gaming 204 (perhaps based on the hardware inventory 230 and its wired fiber network connection), but the wireless controller 210 is outdated and has poor/old radio performance (perhaps as revealed by the network survey 234). The overall, composite game space experience score 240 may thus have a lower overall or composite grade or value reflecting reduced gaming performance capabilities 228.
The computer server 220, for example, may consult a gaming database 256. The gaming database 256 stores relationships between different gaming applications 252, different gaming services 254, and different game space experience scores 240. Once the game space experience score 240 is determined, the computer server 220 may query the gaming database 256 for the game space experience score 240 and identify/retrieve the corresponding gaming application 252 and/or gaming service 254. While the gaming database 256 may have any logical or physical structure, a relational database is perhaps easiest to understand.
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The gaming console or computer 206, for example, may locally store and execute a client-side game space application 262. The client-side game space application 262 cooperates with the server-side game space application 242 to survey the game space 200, to acquire and send the gaming performance capabilities 228, and to process gaming events and activities, perhaps in a client/server relationship. The client-side game space application 262, in particular, may process the gaming recommendation 260 for visual display (such as by the display device 134 illustrated in
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When the gaming console or computer 206 receives the gaming system orchestration 280, the gaming console or computer 206 processes the gaming system orchestration 280 as a message, notification, or alert. The client-side game space application 262 instructs or causes the gaming console or computer 206 to process the gaming system orchestration 280 as a visual notification for output by the display device 134. The client-side game space application 262 thus alerts the gamer/user that the game space 200 has improved, or even best, computer functioning when operating according to the predetermined/predefined gaming system orchestration 280.
The gaming system orchestration service 270 may also provide an auto-orchestration mechanism 290. When the gaming console or computer 206 receives the gaming system orchestration 280, the client-side game space application 262 may be configured to automatically implement the gaming system orchestration 280. The client-side game space application 262, for example, may instruct or cause the gaming console or computer 206 to packet inspect any messages representing the gaming system orchestration 280 and read their payload contents describing the gaming hardware configurations 272, software configurations 274, network configurations 276 and/or location/position 278. The client-side game space application 262 may then auto-install or auto-configure the gaming system orchestration 280. The client-side game space application 262 may also autonomously change any BIOS, parameter, setting, network port, resolution, color, or other value according to the gaming system orchestration 280. Exemplary embodiments, in plain words, may thus automatically configure the game space 200 for the best system performance, network performance, and more computer functioning when executing/playing/experiencing the computer gaming 204.
The gamer may be identified by login name/password, biometric, or other credential. Once the gamer/user is identified, exemplary embodiments may access historical gaming records associated with the gamer and with the game space 200. The gaming recommendation service 250 and the gaming system orchestration service 270, in other words, may query a repository of each computer game played by the gamer, his/her score/outcome/result/level, and the gaming device used to play the computer game. The gaming recommendation service 250 and the gaming system orchestration service 270 may then use these historical gaming records to assign or to determine the gamer's skill level 300 for a particular computer game played on a particular game device.
Exemplary embodiments thus improve computer functioning. Gamers are constantly looking for features and solutions that give them a competitive edge when playing against others, whether in online or multi-player gaming scenarios. These competitive edges may obviously include acquiring new skills or tactics. However, exemplary embodiments actually improve computer functioning by identifying, and even auto-adjusting, game settings and hardware/software/network configurations that produce the best game space experience score 240. Exemplary embodiments leverage hardware/software/network information about the gamer's environment to optimize the experience for each game. Exemplary embodiments may even determine the best/optimum location/position (perhaps with respect to the LAN 226 (broadcast by the network gateway 224, as
Exemplary embodiments further improve computer functioning. Exemplary embodiments intelligently characterize any game space 200. As the reader may understand, many hardware, software, and network elements may affect computer performance in computer gaming 204. Elements such as device specifications, available peripherals, location and positioning information, and game performance characteristics may each differently impact computer gaming 204. Exemplary embodiments tackle these complex problems by enumerating and estimating the impact of these elements and aggregating to generate the game space experience score 240. Exemplary embodiments then use this score to compose the optimal set of hardware/software/network elements within the game space 200 to ensure the best computer functioning.
A first display 134a (such as a smart television), the controller 210, and the headphones 212 (perhaps located in a living room) connect to the LAN 226 and are sometimes used for computer gaming 204 as game space 200a. Another display 134b (such as another smart television) and speakers (perhaps located in a loft) connect to the LAN 226 and are sometimes used for computer gaming 204 as game space 200b. Another display 134c, a smartphone 312, and smart vision goggles 314 (perhaps located in a bedroom) connect to the LAN 226 and are sometimes used for computer gaming 204 as game space 200c. Another display 134d and the gaming console or computer 206 (perhaps located in another bedroom) connect to the LAN 226 and are sometimes used for computer gaming 204 as game space 200d. The computer server 220 may communicate with any or all of these gaming devices/peripherals via the network gateway 224 and the communications network(s) 222 (illustrated in
The computer server 220 characterizes each game space 200a-c. The computer server 220 queries any of the gaming devices comprising each game space 200a-d for its corresponding gaming performance capabilities 228a-d (such as the hardware inventory 230, the software inventory 232, and the network survey 234 above explained). Any device affiliated with the game spaces 200a-d may locally store and execute the client-side game space application 262. The client-side game space application 262 retrieves or determines the gaming performance capabilities 228a-d associated with the game space 200a-d. The client-side game space application 262 may then upload, report, or send the gaming performance capabilities 228a-d to the computer server 220. The computer server 220, executing the server-side game space application 242, generates each corresponding game space experience score 240a-d associated with each game space 200a-d, based on the corresponding gaming performance capabilities 228a-d.
Exemplary embodiments may also characterize each gaming device. The computer server 220 may also generate an individual device-level gaming scores 320 for each gaming device/component in each game space 200a-d. The individual device-level gaming score 320 characterizes or scores an individual device in the game space 200 for the computer gaming 204. The individual device-level gaming score 320, in other words, rates the individual gaming performance capabilities 228 associated with each gaming device in each game space 200. Because many of the gaming devices (such as the display 128, the peripheral wireless controller 210, the headset 212, the steering wheel 214, and the joystick 216 illustrated in
The overall game space experience score 240 may thus be any combination of the individual device-level gaming scores 320. While exemplary embodiments may use the individual device-level gaming scores 320 in any way to generate the overall game space experience score 240, a mathematical average is perhaps easiest to understand. That is, the individual device-level gaming scores 320 may be summed and averaged to determine the overall game space experience score 240. Simple averaging thus assumes that no one gaming device in the game space 200 is more important, or more effective, than any other. A weighted average, of course, would assume that one of the gaming devices in the game space 200 is more influential and thus has a greater weight. Some gaming devices, in other words, have a greater competitive impact, so those impactful gaming devices may have a greater contribution to the overall game space experience score 240.
The computer server 220 evaluates the inventories and surveys 230, 232, and 234 (all explained with reference to
The gaming system orchestration service 270 may also determine configurations. Once the most-competitive game space 322 is identified, the gaming system orchestration service 270 may further identify and retrieve the corresponding gaming hardware configurations 272, software configurations 274, network configurations 276 and/or locations/positions 278 that correspond to the most-competitive game space 322. Once this data is identified, this data may also be sent with, or to accompany, the gaming recommendation 260. So, not only may the gaming system orchestration service 270 determine the most-competitive game space 322, but the gaming system orchestration service 270 may also identify exactly how the most-competitive game space 322 is set-up, connected, and configured for best computer functioning at computer gaming 204.
The gaming system orchestration service 270 may also provide the auto-orchestration mechanism 290. Once the most-competitive game space 322 is identified, the gaming system orchestration service 270 may further automatically implement the corresponding gaming system orchestration 280. Once any of the gamer's components/devices/peripherals is notified of the most-competitive game space 322, the gaming system orchestration 280 may be distributed to the individual devices composing the most-competitive game space 322. The gamer's smartphone 312, for example, may send/forward the gaming system orchestration 280 to the IP addresses associated with the individual devices composing the most-competitive game space 322. The computer server 220, additionally or alternatively, may send the gaming system orchestration 280 to any network address or device operating in, or associated with, the most-competitive game space 322. The gaming system orchestration 280 defines or specifies the hardware, software, and network specifications that achieve the most-competitive game space 322. When the most-competitive game space 322 receives the gaming system orchestration 280, each corresponding client-side game space application 262 may auto-install or auto-configure. Exemplary embodiments may thus automatically identify and configure the most-competitive game space 322 for the best computer functioning for computer gaming 204.
Exemplary embodiments thus improve computer functioning. In multi-device, multi-player scenarios, computer gaming 204 is extraordinarily complex to configure for optimum computer functioning/performance. Exemplary embodiments identify the right/best composition of devices, peripherals, and perhaps even player(s) that yields the best gaming performance capabilities 228, as represented by the most-competitive game space 322 and the best overall game space experience score 240. Exemplary embodiments leverage hardware/software/network information about the gamer's devices, peripherals, and networks to optimize computer functioning for computer gaming 204. Exemplary embodiments may even determine the best/optimum location/position (perhaps with respect to the LAN 226 broadcast by the network gateway 224) to achieve the best radio reception and to again optimize computer functioning for computer gaming 204.
An exemplary orchestration is provided. Exemplary embodiments detect a physical/network presence associated with a gamer (such as login, device network registration, or infrared detection). The game space 200 is identified and inventoried/surveyed. Data and states associated with the devices, peripherals, and networks is fetched and characterized. Exemplary embodiments enumerate all composite elements relating to established state of features within the game space [Devices, Peripherals, Network, Location]. Exemplary embodiments fetch experience scores, ratings or categories for feature elements. Data may be categorical [Wired, Wireless, Optical] for Network Type, ratings for screen resolution {Low: 720p, Medium: 1080p, High: 4 k} or flagged based on preset configurations (such as Online[Headset, Keyboard, Mouse, Adapt]). When a gamer's input or selection indicates a desire or intention to play an online game, exemplary embodiments detect the user's action and compute feature elements relating to online gaming requirements, such as:
If the space experience score 240 is below a threshold for optimal performance, then exemplary embodiments optimize game space characteristics. For example, exemplary embodiments may automatically i) switch from Wireless to Wired Network Type, ii) migrate the user/gamer session to a different host with higher GPU and Memory, and/or iii) switch from Medium to High resolution. Exemplary embodiments may also update game space experience score 240 with new optimized settings on updated feature elements.
Exemplary embodiments may also recommend gaming policies. Optimal gaming computer functioning is almost always desired, especially in multi-player scenarios. When a gamer's location changes (such as receipt of a location event update), exemplary embodiments receive data/information about current state of game spaces 200. Updates are also polled and received for any devices/peripherals in the game spaces 200. Exemplary embodiments enumerate device features and the associated elements for the devices. A game space experience score 240 is curated for each feature element. For any new/unrecognized device, exemplary embodiments evaluate the qualitative or quantitative value of the element and assign the appropriate game space experience score 240. Exemplary embodiments compute the overall game space experience score 240 which is the weighted aggregate of the experience scores for the features. When a new user presence is detected, exemplary embodiments identify another online gamer, whose controller is also activated within the game space 200 as a multi-player game is about to be launched. Exemplary embodiments recommend update to policy set to support optimal performance for multiplayer mode. When the games accept the recommendation(s), exemplary embodiments may execute the following update:
Exemplary embodiments may also trigger in response to software changes. When a gaming application changes (Block 352), gaming data is obtained (Block 354), and historical gaming data/results/scores/skills are retrieved (Block 356). The gaming database 256 may again be queried and the game space experience score 240 is determined (Block 340).
Although only a few exemplary embodiments have been described in detail herein, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure as defined in the following claims. In the claims, means-plus-function clauses are intended to cover the structures described herein as performing the recited function and not only structural equivalents.
Devices, modules, resources, or programs that are in communication with one another need not be in continuous communication with each other, unless expressly specified otherwise. In addition, devices, modules, resources, or programs that are in communication with one another can communicate directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.
The above-disclosed subject matter is to be considered illustrative, and not restrictive, and the appended claims are intended to cover any and all such modifications, enhancements, and other embodiments that fall within the scope of the present invention. Thus, to the maximum extent allowed by law, the scope of the present invention is to be determined by the broadest permissible interpretation of the following claims and their equivalents, and shall not be restricted or limited by the foregoing detailed description.
