Information processing device, control method of information processing device, program, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12450022-B2
Application number	US-202318730793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2023
Priority date	Jan 31, 2022
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device that accepts an input of an emulation setting relating to a function of a display monitor as a target of emulation and executes a display output of an image rendered by executing an application program to a display monitor actually connected, in such a manner as to emulate a state in which a display monitor with a function represented by the accepted emulation setting is virtually connected.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
accept an input of an emulation setting relating to a function of a display monitor as a target of emulation, the emulation setting comprising a variable range including a lower-limit value and an upper-limit value of a variable refresh rate during implementation of the emulation on the display monitor;

manage execution of an application program; and
execute a display output of an image rendered by executing the application program on the display monitor, in such a manner as to emulate a state in which the emulation is implemented as a virtual display monitor with a function represented by the accepted emulation setting on the display monitor.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
accept the emulation setting by acquiring information representing a function of the display monitor connected to the information processing device;
present options of emulation that are allowed to be virtually set, on a basis of the acquired information; and
cause the presented options to be selected.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the emulation setting includes
whether or not to limit variation of the variable refresh rate of each frame.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
obtain a target value of a refresh rate demanded by the application program,
determine whether the target value is between the lower-limit value and the upper-limit value of the variable refresh rate indicated by the emulation setting, and
execute processing defined in a system program when the target value is not between the lower-limit value and the upper-limit value.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
set the target value to the upper-limit value when the target value exceeds the upper-limit value,
set the target value to the lower-limit value when the target value is below the lower-limit value, and
notify the application program of the emulation setting change.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
obtain an absolute value of a difference between a current refresh rate and a target refresh rate,
determine whether the absolute value exceeds a predetermined limit defined in the emulation setting, and
adjust the target refresh rate when the absolute value exceeds the predetermined limit.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
set the target refresh rate to a sum of the current refresh rate and the predetermined limit when the target refresh rate is greater than the current refresh rate.

8. The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
set the target refresh rate to a difference between the current refresh rate and the predetermined limit when the target refresh rate is less than the current refresh rate.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
output a settled target refresh rate to the display monitor,
complete rendering of a frame by processing of the application program,
output a signal of video of the rendered frame to the display monitor, and
repeat a target value setting processing when a target value specified by the application program and the settled target refresh rate are different.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
acquire a lower-limit value and an upper-limit value of a variable refresh rate range from the display monitor,
present options for selecting the lower-limit value and the upper-limit value of the variable refresh rate for the emulation within the acquired range, and
accept user input for selecting the lower-limit value and the upper-limit value for the emulation setting.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to
acquire information indicating whether the display monitor physically connected is a limited display monitor involving a limit on a rate of variation in the variable refresh rate between frames,
present an option for selecting whether to emulate a limited display monitor when the acquired information indicates that the display monitor physically connected is not a limited display monitor, and
accept user input for selecting whether to emulate a limited display monitor.

12. A control method of an information processing device in which the information processing device including a processor is used, the method comprising:
by the processor,
accepting an input of an emulation setting relating to a function of a display monitor as a target of emulation, the emulation setting comprising a variable range including a lower-limit value and an upper-limit value of a variable refresh rate during implementation of the emulation on the display monitor;
managing execution of an application program; and
executing a display output of an image rendered by executing the application program on the display monitor, in such a manner as to emulate a state in which the emulation is implemented as a virtual a display monitor with a function represented by the accepted emulation setting on the display monitor.

13. The control method of claim 12 , further comprising:
obtaining a target value of a refresh rate demanded by the application program;
determining whether the target value is between a lower-limit value and an upper-limit value of a variable refresh rate indicated by the emulation setting; and
executing processing defined in a system program when the target value is not between the lower-limit value and the upper-limit value.

14. The control method of claim 13 , further comprising:
setting the target value to the upper-limit value when the target value exceeds the upper-limit value;
setting the target value to the lower-limit value when the target value is below the lower-limit value; and
notifying the application program of the emulation setting change.

15. The control method of claim 12 , further comprising:
obtaining an absolute value of a difference between a current refresh rate and a target refresh rate;
determining whether the absolute value exceeds a predetermined limit defined in the emulation setting; and
adjusting the target refresh rate when the absolute value exceeds the predetermined limit.

16. The control method of claim 15 , further comprising:
setting the target refresh rate to a sum of the current refresh rate and the predetermined limit when the target refresh rate is greater than the current refresh rate.

17. The control method of claim 15 , further comprising:
set the target refresh rate to a difference between the current refresh rate and the predetermined limit when the target refresh rate is less than the current refresh rate.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program for a computer thereon which, when executed by the computer causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
accepting an input of an emulation setting relating to a function of a display monitor as a target of emulation, the emulation setting compr

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Yoshida Koichi
• Aoki Sachiyo
• Hatasawa Yasunari
• Aizawa Takahiro

Classifications

• G06F11/3684

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