Patent ID: 9596280
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06T,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A client compute node including memory and storing instructions that, upon execution by the client compute node, cause the client compute node to perform operations comprising: generating a client stream including client stream images associated with a presentation of a video game; connecting to a content provider using an electronic network; receiving, from the content provider, a content provider stream including content provider stream images associated with the presentation of the video game; combining at least one feature of a first client stream image with at least one feature of a first content provider stream image to form at least a portion of a first display image; displaying the first display image as part of the presentation of the video game; detecting that a connection between the content provider and the client has dropped below a threshold level of quality; after the detecting: detecting an increase in the quality of the connection between the content provider and the client above the threshold level of quality; and resuming the receiving, from the content provider, the content provider stream.