Two networking and multiplayer patents were filed this month, one each from MediaTek and Tencent.
Tencent's patent addresses latency optimization in massively multiplayer online games by separating game hosting infrastructure from network entry points, allowing players to connect through optimal ISP peering paths independent of host location. MediaTek's filing targets power efficiency for extended reality and cloud gaming on mobile devices, synchronizing 5G discontinuous reception wake cycles with AR/VR data transmission patterns to reduce battery consumption while maintaining low latency.
Tencent received 1 patent addressing the persistent challenge of network latency in massively multiplayer online games. The system separates the physical location where a game server runs from the network entry points players use to connect, enabling operators to host games in cost-effective data centers while still routing player traffic through whichever ISP peering locations offer the lowest latency. Players' devices actively probe available entry points and can switch between them mid-session based on real-time latency measurements, rather than being locked into a single path determined by static network configuration.
MediaTek received 1 patent focused on battery efficiency for extended reality and cloud gaming applications running over 5G networks. Current discontinuous reception protocols in 5G use fixed wake-sleep patterns that don't align with the variable frame delivery timing of AR, VR, and cloud gaming traffic, forcing devices to either wake too frequently or miss incoming data bursts. The patent describes a system that adjusts wake cycle timing and duration dynamically to match when XR and gaming frames actually arrive, accounting for network jitter while minimizing unnecessary radio wake time between bursts.
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