This month's networking and multiplayer activity includes 2 granted patents from Meta (1) and Niantic (1).
Niantic's patent covers a low-latency parallel processing system for anticheat in augmented reality and parallel-reality games, allowing nodes to independently write metrics without waiting for full dataset completion. Meta's patent describes a WiFi optimization system designed for metaverse and VR applications that prioritizes head-mounted display traffic to reduce latency and congestion during immersive experiences.
Niantic received 1 patent addressing anticheat processing in augmented reality and parallel-reality games. The system eliminates a common bottleneck by letting each processing node write its results to a rate-limited database immediately after finishing its work, rather than forcing all nodes to wait until the entire dataset is complete. This approach cuts end-to-end latency enough to process a full hour of player data within a 30-minute window, which matters when trying to detect cheating behavior in near real-time.
Meta received 1 patent for a WiFi system tailored to the demands of metaverse and VR applications. The technology centers on a network controller that recognizes metaverse traffic at the packet level and classifies it according to the specific requirements of head-mounted display devices. Instead of applying generic traffic shaping rules, the controller implements quality-of-service policies tuned for the low-latency, high-throughput needs of immersive sessions, treating HMD traffic as a distinct category with its own optimization profile.
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