Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented methods may implement a persistent storage overlay for a cloud gaming application platform. For example, a host of a cloud gaming server, may provide a persistent storage overlay service, receive, from a mobile device, requests for access to one or more files of a cloud gaming application stored on the host, and respond by making data of the cloud gaming application available to the host and to the mobile device, without copying the data, in a manner that obviates installation of the cloud gaming application on the mobile device. The mobile device may also write changes directly to a folder of the host in a manner that obviates creating a copy of game save data on the mobile device.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a process for monitoring and improving end-to-end video quality based on scaled and/or interpolated perceptual quality scores across various video views. The method may also include a process for improving search experience for user expectations. Additionally, the method may include a process for providing hardware virtualization and simulation for server hosting. Furthermore, the method may include a process for filtering network traffic in a hosting environment. The method may additionally include a process for testing applications in a hosting environment. The method may further include a process for supporting multi-touch applications. The method may also include a process for optimized graphics rendering. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An operating system/electronic device and methods for storing or reading a file are provided. In the methods, a path of a file is transformed to generate a hash value. In addition, the hash value is utilized to combine with a filename of the file for storing or reading the file in/from a computer file system.

Abstract: A peripheral dongle for a console-based gaming system facilitates DVD movie playback. The dongle has a connector that plugs into a USB game port in the console. The dongle stores playback code that enables DVD movie playback. When connected to the game console, the dongle passes the playback code over the USB connection to the game console, where it is executed to adopt the gaming system for DVD playback. The dongle also has an IR (infrared) receiver to receive and decode commands entered via a remote control.

Abstract: A peripheral dongle for a console-based gaming system facilitates DVD movie playback. The dongle has a connector that plugs into a USB game port in the console. The dongle stores playback code that enables DVD movie playback. When connected to the game console, the dongle passes the playback code over the USB connection to the game console, where it is executed to adopt the gaming system for DVD playback. The dongle also has an IR (infrared) receiver to receive and decode commands entered via a remote control.

Abstract: A peripheral dongle is attachable to a console-based gaming system to facilitate playback of DVD movies on the gaming system. The dongle stores the DVD playback code. The gaming system executes software that facilitates transfer of the code from the dongle to the gaming system. The software utilizes a high-level bus protocol to support the transfer over a Universal Serial Bus (USB) and exposes an application program interface to enable calls into the protocol.