Patents by Inventor CHANGYAN LIAO

CHANGYAN LIAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10814221
    Abstract: A method is performed at a terminal for locking a target in a game application, the method comprising: obtaining input gesture information from a user on an operation interface of a game application; recognizing the gesture information to obtain a switching instruction of the game application corresponding to the gesture information; selecting an object category of virtual characters according to the switching instruction; locking a target virtual character in the object category according to a preset rule and performing an operation on the target virtual character; and marking the target virtual character that has been locked using a first indicator and a second target virtual character that has not been locked using a second indicator visually distinct from the first indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Patent number: 10653960
    Abstract: A method for controlling interaction with a virtual target includes: obtaining an interaction instruction; detecting whether there is a virtual target within an interaction distance range corresponding to the interaction instruction; after a plurality of virtual targets are detected within the interaction distance range, obtaining preset priority data; selecting a virtual target within the interaction distance range according to the priority data; and controlling, according to the interaction instruction, a controlled virtual character to interact with the selected virtual target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Publication number: 20190336853
    Abstract: A method is performed at a terminal for locking a target in a game application, the method comprising: obtaining input gesture information from a user on an operation interface of a game application; recognizing the gesture information to obtain a switching instruction of the game application corresponding to the gesture information; selecting an object category of virtual characters according to the switching instruction; locking a target virtual character in the object category according to a preset rule and performing an operation on the target virtual character; and marking the target virtual character that has been locked using a first indicator and a second target virtual character that has not been locked using a second indicator visually distinct from the first indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Patent number: 10456667
    Abstract: A touchscreen-based control method is performed at a terminal having one or more processors, memory for storing programs, and a touchscreen, the method including: detecting a first touch point acting on a first icon displayed on the touchscreen; in response to detecting the first touch point, displaying an auxiliary control region and a candidate effect range region on the touchscreen, an area of the candidate effect range region being greater than an area of the auxiliary control region and establishing a mapping relationship between a location of the candidate effect range region and a location of the auxiliary control region; obtaining a first effect range according to a location of the first touch point when the first touch point is moved into the auxiliary control region; and performing, on a virtual target in the obtained first effect range, a first operation corresponding to the first icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Patent number: 10391390
    Abstract: A method is performed at a terminal for locking a target in a game application, the method comprising: obtaining input gesture information from a user on an operation interface of a game application; recognizing the gesture information to obtain a switching instruction of the game application corresponding to the gesture information; selecting an object category of virtual characters according to the switching instruction; locking a target virtual character in the object category according to a preset rule and performing an operation on the target virtual character; and after performing the operation, automatically repeating the locking and the performing operations on a next target virtual character in the object category until finishing a last virtual character in the object category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Patent number: 10204399
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a terminal for implementing turning of a virtual character. The method includes: obtaining a turning angle of a virtual character; obtaining a preset fixed turning time; calculating an average angular velocity of the virtual character according to the turning angle and the preset fixed turning time; and controlling the virtual character to turn at the average angular velocity. According to the method for implementing turning of a virtual character turning is performed at a constant speed in a turning process, smooth turning can be implemented, stalling is avoided in the turning process, and picture fluency can be improved. When the turning angle is relatively large, the average angular velocity is high, and quick and smooth turning can be implemented; or when the turning angle is small, turning can also be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Tang, Changyan Liao
  • Publication number: 20180001189
    Abstract: A method is performed at a terminal for locking a target in a game application, the method comprising: obtaining input gesture information from a user on an operation interface of a game application; recognizing the gesture information to obtain a switching instruction of the game application corresponding to the gesture information; selecting an object category of virtual characters according to the switching instruction; locking a target virtual character in the object category according to a preset rule and performing an operation on the target virtual character; and after performing the operation, automatically repeating the locking and the performing operations on a next target virtual character in the object category until finishing a last virtual character in the object category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yong TANG, Changyan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20170361230
    Abstract: A method for controlling interaction with a virtual target includes: obtaining an interaction instruction; detecting whether there is a virtual target within an interaction distance range corresponding to the interaction instruction; after a plurality of virtual targets are detected within the interaction distance range, obtaining preset priority data; selecting a virtual target within the interaction distance range according to the priority data; and controlling, according to the interaction instruction, a controlled virtual character to interact with the selected virtual target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: YONG TANG, CHANGYAN LIAO
  • Publication number: 20170340959
    Abstract: A touchscreen-based control method is performed at a terminal having one or more processors, memory for storing programs, and a touchscreen, the method including: detecting a first touch point acting on a first icon displayed on the touchscreen; in response to detecting the first touch point, displaying an auxiliary control region and a candidate effect range region on the touchscreen, an area of the candidate effect range region being greater than an area of the auxiliary control region and establishing a mapping relationship between a location of the candidate effect range region and a location of the auxiliary control region; obtaining a first effect range according to a location of the first touch point when the first touch point is moved into the auxiliary control region; and performing, on a virtual target in the obtained first effect range, a first operation corresponding to the first icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Yong TANG, Changyan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20170323428
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a terminal for implementing turning of a virtual character. The method includes: obtaining a turning angle of a virtual character; obtaining a preset fixed turning time; calculating an average angular velocity of the virtual character according to the turning angle and the preset fixed turning time; and controlling the virtual character to turn at the average angular velocity. According to the method for implementing turning of a virtual character turning is performed at a constant speed in a turning process, smooth turning can be implemented, stalling is avoided in the turning process, and picture fluency can be improved. When the turning angle is relatively large, the average angular velocity is high, and quick and smooth turning can be implemented; or when the turning angle is small, turning can also be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: YONG TANG, CHANGYAN LIAO