US 11,980,811 B2
Synchronization of a VSYNC signal of a first device to a VSYNC signal of a second device
Mark E. Cerny, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Kelvin M. Yong, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/076,326.
Application 18/076,326 is a continuation of application No. 17/229,808, filed on Apr. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,517,817.
Application 17/229,808 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,040, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,974,142, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,118, filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,152, filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,132, filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,142, filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0103010 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/355 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01); A63F 13/358 (2014.01); A63F 13/44 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/1095 (2022.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01)
CPC A63F 13/355 (2014.09) [A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/358 (2014.09); A63F 13/44 (2014.09); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.05); H04N 21/2343 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/4402 (2013.01); H04N 21/4424 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); A63F 2300/534 (2013.01); A63F 2300/538 (2013.01); A63F 2300/638 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
setting, at a first device, a first VSYNC signal to a first VSYNC frequency, the first VSYNC signal corresponding to generation of a plurality of video frames at the first device during a plurality of frame periods for the first VSYNC frequency; and
synchronizing a second VSYNC signal of a second device to the first VSYNC signal, wherein the second VSYNC signal is used for displaying the plurality of video frames that are received from the first device over a network.