Abstract: The present disclosure provides a prompt method and a related apparatus in a virtual scene, and a computer storage medium. The method includes obtaining, by a device comprising a memory and a processor in communication with the memory, at intervals of a preset duration or when a specified event occurs within a life cycle of a virtual scene, performance data of a plurality of virtual characters in the virtual scene within a specified time period. The method also includes determining, by the device, a best-performing virtual character currently in a best performance state in the plurality of virtual characters according to the performance data of the plurality of virtual characters within the specified time period. The method further includes generating and outputting, by the device, prompt information used for indicating the best-performing virtual character, so that a client corresponding to each virtual character in the plurality of virtual characters presents the prompt information.

Abstract: An information processing method is performed at a terminal that is communicatively connected to a remote server. The method includes: logging into a first user account of a social application; pulling, from the remote server, information associated with a social group including the first user account and at least one second user account; selecting, among the information associated with the social group, second multi-media information propagated by a third user account of the social application when the second multi-media information and interaction information by the at least one second user account in the social group on the second multi-media information satisfy preset policies of the remote server; and displaying, on the terminal, the second multi-media information propagated by the third user account of the social application and the interaction information by the at least one second user account in the social group on the second multi-media information.

Abstract: A method is performed at a computing device for controlling image display during image editing, the method including: loading, into the memory, an obtained to-be-edited image; identifying a primary area in the loaded image, the primary area including one or more objects that are automatically recognized as subjects of the loaded image; adjusting the primary area in the loaded image in accordance with a fitting state between the loaded image and a preset template when a center of the primary area is initially located at a center of a display area of the preset template; and displaying, on the screen, the adjusted primary area in the loaded image to occupy the display area of the template completely.

Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device analyzes shared contents of all members in a circle created by a client user and generates feature information of the circle. The electronic device analyzes shared contents of each member in a buddy list created by the client user and generates feature information of each member in the buddy list. The electronic device calculates a similarity between the feature information of each member in the buddy list and the feature information of the circle, generates a similarity set, and generates a recommended buddy of the circle based on the similarity set. The electronic device prompts the recommended buddy of the circle to the client user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image processing method and apparatus. The method includes detecting a human face region in each frame of an image in a to-be-processed video; locating a lip region in the human face region; extracting feature column pixels in the lip region from each frame of the image; building a lip change graph based on the feature column pixels; and recognizing a lip movement according to a pattern feature of the lip change graph.

Abstract: A system may determine a plurality of candidate regions in a web page, each candidate region comprising one or more page elements at neighboring positions in the web page. The system may extract, for each of the plurality of candidate regions, extraction values corresponding to a plurality of visual features in the candidate regions, the visual features being perceptible to human eyes, and the extraction values derived from attribute values respectively defined by the web page for the visual features. The system may select, from the plurality of candidate regions, a target region that satisfies an extraction criteria based on the extraction values corresponding to the visual features. The system may extract content information of the target region.

Abstract: A method for detecting a two-dimensional barcode is provided. Binarization processing is performed on an image to obtain a binary image. Whether the binary image has a target pattern is determined, and it is determined that the binary image has a two-dimensional barcode in response to determining that the binary image has the target pattern. An enlarged image of the two-dimensional barcode is obtained, and two-dimensional barcode detection is performed on the enlarged image of the two-dimensional barcode.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for determining a reply to a statement. The apparatus includes processing circuitry determining, based on a preset lexicon, potential reply statements in response to a statement, and first matching probabilities respectively corresponding to the potential reply statements. A first matching probability indicates a probability of the corresponding potential reply statement being output in response to the statement according to the preset lexicon. The processing circuitry also obtains second matching probabilities respectively corresponding to the potential reply statements. A second matching probability indicates a probability of words in the statement being output in response to the corresponding potential reply statement according to the preset lexicon.

Abstract: A keyword extraction method is provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory is to be loaded with resources for applications to be executed at the electronic device. The processing circuitry obtains a current data group having attributes for a current running scene. Further, the processing circuitry obtains historical data groups respectively corresponding to a plurality of historical scenes. A historical data group of the historical data groups includes corresponding attributes to the attributes for a historical running scene. Then, the processing circuitry calculates similarities respectively for the historical data groups to the current data group, and determines a historical scene from the plurality of historical scenes based on the similarities. In addition, the processing circuitry determines a potential application for the current running scene. The potential application was executed in the determined historical scene.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a data packet based on a virtual machine is provided. A direct through-connection is established between the virtual machine and a network interface card. A data packet transmitted by a driver layer of the virtual machine is detected. An encapsulation parameter obtaining request is transmitted to a virtual machine monitor corresponding to the virtual machine, and encapsulation information and an encapsulation parameter are received in response to the encapsulation parameter obtaining request. The data packet is encapsulated according to the encapsulation information and the encapsulation parameter, and the encapsulated data packet is added to a hardware transmitting queue of the network interface card by using the direct through-connection to transmit the encapsulated data packet.

Abstract: A method performed by a first user terminal is provided. The method includes: obtaining geographical location information of a first virtual character; sending the geographical location information of the first virtual character to a server; receiving information from the server and identifying a second virtual character within a range of the geographical location of the first virtual character; sending an interaction request for the second virtual character to the server; obtaining an interaction scene image, the interaction scene image being a real scene image corresponding to the first user terminal; rendering the first virtual character and the second virtual character into the interaction scene image; obtaining interaction content; and sending the interaction content to the server through the first connection, the interaction content causing the server to send the interaction content to the second user terminal through the second connection.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for three-dimensional (3D) visual effect simulation are provided. A viewpoint movement distance is detected in a display plane. Subsequently, a first movement distance of a first graphic element in the display plane and a second movement distance of a second graphic element in the display plane are determined respectively according to the viewpoint movement distance. The first movement distance is not equal to the second movement distance. Further, a first location of the first graphic element is changed in the display plane according to the first movement distance, and a second location of the second graphic element is changed in the display plane according to the second movement distance.

Abstract: A method, device, and storage medium for converting text to speech are described. The method includes obtaining target text; synthesizing first machine speech corresponding to the target text; and selecting an asynchronous machine speech whose prosodic feature matches a prosodic feature of the first machine speech from an asynchronous machine speech library. The method also includes searching a synchronous machine speech library for a first synchronous machine speech corresponding to the asynchronous machine speech; synthesizing, based on a prosodic feature of the first synchronous machine speech, second machine speech corresponding to the target text; and selecting a second synchronous machine speech matching an acoustic feature of the second machine speech from the synchronous machine speech library. The method further includes splicing speaker speech units corresponding to the synchronous machine speech unit in a speaker speech library, to obtain a target speaker speech.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a device positioning method and apparatus. The apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine at least one target user identifier (ID) that uses a target device to be positioned. The processing circuitry obtains a plurality of pieces of login information of the at least one target user ID where each piece of login information includes the respective target user ID, a device ID of a login device, and a login site. The processing circuitry further determines a target login site based on the plurality of pieces of login information, and positions the target device according to the target login site.

Abstract: An information processing method and apparatus, a display terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes presenting service information in a graphical interface of an application client running on a terminal. The method further includes listening to an operation event that is a record of operation of the terminal by a user for the service information. The method further includes determining based on the operation event obtained by listening, that an operation performed by the user on the service information corresponds to an operation scene. The method further includes presenting in the graphical interface of the terminal, promotion information by using a presentation parameter matching the operation scene.

Abstract: Interface circuitry of an apparatus receives a first service data packet that includes at least first information for a first multimedia presentation frame and second information for a second multimedia presentation frame. Processing circuitry of the apparatus stores the first information and the second information in different rows having different row number in a service data table. Then the processing circuitry determines, from a preset database, first material data for the first multimedia presentation frame and second material data for the multimedia presentation frame based on material configuration information in the first service data packet. Further the processing circuitry associates the first material data and the second material data in a material data table with different row numbers in the service data table and generates first multimedia service data corresponding to the first service data packet based on the association between the service data table and the material data table.

Abstract: A parking space navigation method is provided. The method includes obtaining and displaying a parking space distribution map of a parking lot by using a mobile terminal; querying current existing vacant parking spaces of the parking lot from a server; marking the current existing vacant parking spaces on the parking space distribution map; determining a target vacant parking space from the marked current existing vacant parking spaces; obtaining, from the server, a first position of a terminal node associated with the mobile terminal when the terminal node is placed on a vehicle; and drawing, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space.

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for connecting to a wireless local area network. In one aspect, a method is performed at a mobile terminal. The terminal detects wireless local area networks near a geographic location where the terminal is located, each of the wireless local area networks includes an identifier. The terminal then matches the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and a prestored geographic location of the terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network, and determines an accessible wireless local area network that includes a corresponding access key. The terminal sets the corresponding access key. The terminal presents a list of the wireless local area networks on a network connection interface, and a connection identifier for the accessible wireless local area network. The terminal detects an operation on the connection identifier, and connects to the accessible wireless local area network.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for processing a payment request for a virtual commodity on an open network platform are provided. The method includes: receiving a payment request that is sent by a third-party application server according to a request from a terminal, the payment request carrying at least an account identifier; deducting a charge from an account corresponding to the account identifier according to a payment attribute corresponding to the account identifier; and sending a charge deduction result corresponding to the account to the terminal via the third-party application server. According to the present method, usage rate of network and system resources is improved.