Patent ID: 9436577
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A63F,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method performed by at least one processor for analyzing video game execution, the method comprising: maintaining a record of execution of one or more functions of the video game during a frame of video game execution; selecting a subset of the one or more functions based on at least activity of the record of execution of the selected functions; sorting the selected subset of functions based on both chronological order of execution and hierarchical function calling relationships indicated by the record of function execution; and generating, using the at least one processor, a timeline display having a first axis for the selected and sorted subset of functions and having a second axis for graphically depicting function execution over time, the timeline display showing function clusters of video game execution over time in an order showing diagonally along the timeline display relative to the first and second axes.