Patents by Inventor Jiaqi PAN

Jiaqi PAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220266136
    Abstract: This application provides a method and apparatus for state switching in a virtual scene, a device, computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. The method includes: displaying a virtual object in a first motion state in a screen of a virtual scene, the virtual object being equipped with a virtual item, the virtual item being in a first equipment state; and controlling, in response to a first switching instruction for the virtual object, the virtual object to switch an equipment state of the virtual item from the first equipment state to a second equipment state, and controlling a motion state of the virtual object to switch from the first motion state to a second motion state, so that the virtual object that is in the second motion state controls the virtual item that is in the second equipment state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Zefeng YANG, Jiaqi PAN
  • Patent number: 11353950
    Abstract: This application discloses an information exchange method performed at a terminal. The method includes: extracting, by the terminal, a biological feature of a target object, the target object controlling, by using a first client running at the terminal, a first virtual object to execute a virtual task; recognizing, by the terminal, a current first emotion of the target object according to the extracted biological feature; determining, by the terminal, to-be-exchanged first interaction information matching the first emotion; and transmitting, by the terminal, the first interaction information to a second client running at a second terminal at which a second virtual object is located and controlled by a second target. The second target controls the second virtual object according to the first interaction information to execute the virtual task jointly with the first virtual object. This application resolves the technical problem of high complexity of exchanging operation in information exchange methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao, Junming Wang
  • Publication number: 20220155953
    Abstract: A virtual object control method includes: displaying, in response to a virtual object in a virtual scene being in a first movement state, at least two switch controls including a target switch control in an interface of the virtual scene, and a switching control other than the target switch control, the switching control being a control copy of the target switch control, and a display position of the control copy being different from a display position of the target switch control; and controlling, in response to a state switching operation triggered based on the control copy, the virtual object to be switched from the first movement state to a second movement state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Zefeng YANG, Jiaqi PAN
  • Publication number: 20220152505
    Abstract: Disclosed are a virtual object control method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a target virtual object and a virtual action button in a display interface, the virtual action button being configured to control the target virtual object to perform a first action; displaying first prompt information in the display interface when the target virtual object is within a trigger range of a target interaction event, the first prompt information being used for prompting to perform a touch operation on the virtual action button; adding an action indicator to the first prompt information when a first touch operation satisfying a predefined threshold condition associated with a second action is initiated on the virtual action button; and controlling the target virtual object to perform the second action in the target interaction event when the first touch operation performed on the virtual action button is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jiaqi PAN, Zefeng YANG
  • Patent number: 11331574
    Abstract: This application provides a method and an apparatus for locking on to a target object in a game scene, and an electronic device. The method may include determining at least one to-be-applied object corresponding to a skill currently triggered by the terminal. The method may further include generating, in an active joystick area, a sub-area corresponding to a quantity of the at least one to-be-applied object. The method may further include determining, in at least one sub-area, a target sub-area indicated by a joystick corresponding to the skill. The method may further include determining, as a target object, a to-be-applied object corresponding to the target sub-area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Jiaqi Pan, Yajun Chen
  • Publication number: 20220091725
    Abstract: A viewing angle switching method is provided. The viewing angle switching method includes: displaying a first user interface, the first user interface including an environment picture and a viewing angle switching region, the environment picture including a three-dimensional virtual environment observed from a first viewing angle direction by a virtual object, and the viewing angle switching region including a viewing angle jumping element used for viewing angle jumping; receiving a viewing angle jumping signal triggered on a target viewing angle jumping element, the at least one viewing angle jumping element including the target viewing angle jumping element; determining a second viewing angle direction corresponding to the target viewing angle jumping element; and displaying a second user interface, the second user interface including the environment picture of the three-dimensional virtual environment observed from the second viewing angle direction by the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Junming Wang, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao
  • Patent number: 11256384
    Abstract: A viewing angle switching method is provided. The viewing angle switching method includes: displaying a first user interface, the first user interface including an environment picture and a viewing angle switching region, the environment picture including a three-dimensional virtual environment observed from a first viewing angle direction by a virtual object, and the viewing angle switching region including a viewing angle jumping element used for viewing angle jumping; receiving a viewing angle jumping signal triggered on a target viewing angle jumping element, the at least one viewing angle jumping element including the target viewing angle jumping element; determining a second viewing angle direction corresponding to the target viewing angle jumping element; and displaying a second user interface, the second user interface including the environment picture of the three-dimensional virtual environment observed from the second viewing angle direction by the virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Junming Wang, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao
  • Patent number: 11259136
    Abstract: This application discloses a sound reproduction method performed at a computing device. The method includes: detecting, by the computing device, a sound triggering event that corresponds to a first virtual object, the sound triggering event carrying sound source feature information used for matching a sound source; determining, by the computing device according to the sound source feature information, a sound source position at which the sound source is located, and obtaining a first transmission distance between the sound source position and a first position at which the first virtual object is located; determining, by the terminal according to the first transmission distance, a target sound of the sound source at the first position; and generating, by the terminal, the target sound at the first position in the virtual scene. This application resolves a technical problem that accuracy of sound reproduction is relatively low in a sound reproduction method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junming Wang, Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Qinghua Xiao, Shuting Zhang
  • Patent number: 11221726
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for displaying a marker point location performed at an electronic device. In the present disclosure, a marker point location in a global map of a virtual scene is obtained; a target scene area indicated by the marker point location in the virtual scene is determined; a prompt signal is displayed in a viewing angle image of a currently controlled object, the prompt signal being used for prompting a location of the target scene area in the virtual scene, and the viewing angle image being a virtual scene observable in a viewing angle range of the currently controlled object in the virtual scene; and accuracy of marker point location display is improved by marking the target scene area in the virtual scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Junming Wang, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao
  • Publication number: 20210294472
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment performed at a terminal, relating to the field of computers. The method includes: displaying an icon corresponding to at least one type of virtual items possessed by a virtual object and a partial-drop region; receiving a first drag operation, the first drag operation being used for dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region, a possession quantity corresponding to the target virtual items being n, n being an integer greater than 1; dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to; and controlling the virtual object according to the first drag operation to drop a predefined number of the n target virtual items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jiaqi PAN, Meng QIU, Shuting ZHANG, Weijian CUI, Cong TIAN
  • Publication number: 20210291054
    Abstract: A method for controlling a virtual object to mark a virtual item is provided. The method includes: displaying a virtual environment picture, the virtual environment picture including the virtual object and the virtual item in a virtual environment; controlling the virtual object to move, in the virtual environment, into a proximity range of the virtual item; displaying a pick-up item list on the virtual environment picture, a field of the virtual item available for pick-up being displayed in the pick-up item list; and receiving a mark operation on the field of the virtual item, and marking the virtual item in the virtual environment according to the mark operation, the mark operation being an operation different from a pick-up operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Cong TIAN, Meng QIU, Jiaqi PAN, Weijian CUI, Shuting ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210291053
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for perspective rotation in a virtual environment performed at a terminal. The method includes: displaying a first perspective image of an application program associated with the virtual environment, a first function control and a second function control being overlaid on the first perspective image; receiving a first perspective rotation operation triggered based on the first function control; enabling a first function and a perspective rotation function of the first function control, and switching the first perspective image to a second perspective image; receiving a second perspective rotation operation triggered based on the second function control while the first function control is in an enabled state; and disabling the perspective rotation function of the first function control, enabling a second function and a perspective rotation function of the second function control, and switching the second perspective image to a third perspective image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Jiaqi PAN
  • Publication number: 20210232299
    Abstract: This application includes a method and an apparatus for constructing a target object in a virtual environment of an application, a device, and a storage medium. A first picture of the virtual environment is displayed according to a first perspective corresponding to a first observation direction of a virtual movable object in the virtual environment. An object construction controller corresponding to the target object is displayed. A touch operation on the object construction controller is received. A target construction position of the target object is determined based on the touch operation, a target distance, and the first observation direction of the virtual movable object. A touch release operation corresponding to the touch operation is received. Further, the target object is constructed at the determined target construction position according to the touch release operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Jiaqi PAN
  • Publication number: 20210178278
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method, a device, and storage medium for transferring a virtual item. The method includes receiving, by a first electronic device, a transfer request from a second electronic device, the transfer request comprising at least one physical item identifier and a quantity corresponding to each physical item identifier that are recognized by the second electronic device. The method also includes determining, by the first electronic device, at least one target virtual item according to the at least one physical item identifier and the quantity corresponding to each physical item identifier, the at least one target virtual item being associated with the at least one physical item identifier and the quantity corresponding to each physical item identifier; and transferring, by the first electronic device, the at least one target virtual item from a first position to a second position in a target virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Jiaqi PAN, Weijian CUI, Shuting ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200406142
    Abstract: This application discloses a method and apparatus for selecting an accessory in a virtual environment. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment interface; receiving a trigger operation on an accessory switching control; displaying a candidate accessory zone in a local peripheral region of the accessory switching control according to the trigger operation; receiving a selection operation on a target gun accessory in n gun accessories; and displaying a second virtual environment interface according to the selection operation. The accessory switching control is displayed superimposed on a picture. When the trigger operation on the accessory switching control is received, the candidate accessory zone is displayed in the peripheral region of the accessory switching control, and the n gun accessories of the same accessory type are displayed in the candidate accessory zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Weijian CUI, Jiaqi PAN, Shuting ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200393959
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a virtual item adjustment method performed at a computing device having a touchscreen. The method including: displaying a virtual object presenting interface on the touchscreen, the virtual object presenting interface comprising a first virtual object and a second virtual object, the first virtual object and the second virtual object being two virtual objects respectively controlled by two different user accounts; receiving a slide operation signal on the touchscreen, the slide operation signal having a start position on the second virtual object and an end position on the first virtual object; and adjusting a virtual item of the first virtual object according to a virtual item of the second virtual object. The embodiments of this application implement the function of adjusting a virtual item of a virtual object only through a slide operation. Therefore, the operation simpler and more efficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Ya Zhang, Jiaqi Pan, Junming Wang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao
  • Publication number: 20200333941
    Abstract: A viewing angle switching method is provided. The viewing angle switching method includes: displaying a first user interface, the first user interface including an environment picture and a viewing angle switching region, the environment picture including a three-dimensional virtual environment observed from a first viewing angle direction by a virtual object, and the viewing angle switching region including a viewing angle jumping element used for viewing angle jumping; receiving a viewing angle jumping signal triggered on a target viewing angle jumping element, the at least one viewing angle jumping element including the target viewing angle jumping element; determining a second viewing angle direction corresponding to the target viewing angle jumping element; and displaying a second user interface, the second user interface including the environment picture of the three-dimensional virtual environment observed from the second viewing angle direction by the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Junming WANG, Jiaqi PAN, Ya ZHANG, Shuting ZHANG, Qinghua XIAO
  • Publication number: 20200316473
    Abstract: A virtual object control method includes: displaying a path drawing interface that comprises a map of a virtual environment; obtaining a path finding instruction associated with a virtual object in the virtual environment according to an operation track of a drawing operation performed in the path drawing interface. The drawing operation is performed on the map of the virtual environment. The method also includes generating a moving path according to the path finding instruction; and controlling the virtual object to move along the moving path in the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Junming WANG, Jiaqi PAN, Ya ZHANG, Shuting ZHANG, Qinghua XIAO
  • Patent number: D915417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Qinghua Xiao, Shuting Zhang, Junming Wang, Siya Zhu
  • Patent number: D927505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Siya Zhu, Jiaqi Pan, Junming Wang