Terminal apparatus and cloud streaming service method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12095835-B2
Application number	US-202318340042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2023
Priority date	Nov 14, 2022
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for a smooth screen switch between image cloud streaming (ICS) of receiving a screen in an image mode and video cloud streaming (VCS) of receiving a screen in a video mode in a cloud streaming service.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing instruction thereon, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
identify a request for a switch between image cloud streaming (ICS) of receiving a screen in an image mode and video cloud streaming (VCS) of receiving a screen in a video mode in a cloud streaming service;
process the switch between the ICS and the VCS by using an overlay structure formed between a screen of the ICS and a screen of the VCS according to the request for the switch,
wherein the overlay structure uses the screen of the ICS as a background of a view of the VCS;
wherein the view is switched to a visible state with the screen of the ICS set as the background of the view, responsive to identifying the request to switch from the ICS to the VCS; and
wherein the background of the view is rendered transparent to expose the screen of the VCS, responsive to the view being switched to the visible state.

2. The terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processor to switch a TextureView used in the ICS to an invisible state before switching the view to the visible state, and terminate a connection to an ICS server for receiving the screen of the ICS.

3. The terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
obtain the screen of the ICS from an ICS server to set the screen of the ICS as the background of the view during reception of the screen of the VCS, responsive to identifying a request for a switch from the VCS to the ICS; and
switch the view to an invisible state and terminate a connection to a VCS server for receiving the screen of the VCS to expose the screen of the ICS, responsive to setting the background of the view.

4. A cloud streaming service method comprising:
identifying a request for a switch between image cloud streaming (ICS) of a screen in an image mode and video cloud streaming (VCS) of a screen in a video mode in a cloud streaming service;
processing the switch between the ICS and the VCS by using an overlay structure formed between a screen of the ICS and a screen of the VCS according to the request for the switch, the overlay structure using the screen of the ICS as a background of a view of the VCS;
switching the view to a visible state with the screen of the ICS set as the background of the view, responsive to identifying the request to switch from the ICS to the VCS; and
rendering the background of the view transparent to expose the screen of the VCS, responsive to the view being switched to the visible state.

5. The cloud streaming service method of claim 4 , wherein the processing comprises:
switching a TextureView used in the ICS to an invisible state before switching the view to the visible state, and terminating a connection to an ICS server for receiving the screen of the ICS.

6. The cloud streaming service method of claim 4 , wherein the processing comprises:
obtaining the screen of the ICS from an ICS server to set the screen of the ICS as the background of the view during reception of the screen of the VCS, responsive to identifying a request for a switch from the VCS to the ICS; and
switching the view to an invisible state and terminate a connection to a VCS server for receiving the screen of the VCS to expose the screen of the ICS, responsive to setting the background of the view.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the processor to
identify a request for a switch between image cloud streaming (ICS) of receiving a screen in an image mode and video cloud streaming (VCS) of receiving a screen in a video mode in a cloud streaming service;
process the switch between the ICS and the VCS by using an overlay structure formed between a screen of the ICS and a screen of the VCS according to the request for the switch, the overlay structure using the screen of the ICS as a background of a view of the VCS;
switch the view to a visible state with the screen of the ICS set as the background of the view, responsive to identifying the request to switch from the ICS to the VCS; and
render the background of the view transparent to expose the screen of the VCS, responsive to the view being switched to the visible state.

Assignees

• Sk Planet Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Eung Ju

Classifications

• H04L67/025

  for remote control or remote monitoring of applications · CPC title

• H04N21/4782

  Web browsing {, e.g. WebTV} · CPC title

• H04N21/440236

  by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures, audio is converted into text · CPC title

• H04N21/2223

  being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients (arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63) · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title