Patents by Inventor Meng QIU

Meng QIU 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: 20240096343
    Abstract: This application relates to the artificial intelligence (AI) field, and specifically, to a voice quality enhancement method and a related device. The method includes: after a PNR mode is enabled, obtaining a noisy voice signal and target voice-related data, where the noisy-carrying voice signal includes a voice signal of a target user and an interfering noise signal, and the target voice-related data indicates a voice feature of the target user; and performing noise reduction on the noisy voice signal based on the target voice-related data by using a trained voice noise reduction model to obtain a noise-reduced voice signal of the target user, where the voice noise reduction model is implemented based on a neural network. In embodiments of this application, voice of a target person can be enhanced, and interference can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shanyi WEI, Chao WU, Yan QIU, Meng LIAO, Fan FAN, Shiqiang PENG, Bin LI, Wenbin ZHAO, Jiang LI, Haiting LI, Xueyan HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240061566
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a virtual button includes: presenting a button adjustment interface of a virtual scene including a target virtual button; controlling, in response to a movement operation for the target virtual button, the target virtual button to move in the button adjustment interface, to adjust a presentation position of the target virtual button in the virtual scene, wherein at least two presentation forms of the target virtual button are in the virtual scene; and presenting prompt information in response to the target virtual button being moved to a boundary area in the button adjustment interface, the prompt information being used for prompting that the target virtual button is displayed abnormally in the virtual scene when the target virtual button is in a target presentation form of the at least two presentation forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Yuqi LONG, Shuting ZHANG, Shuai HAN, Meng QIU, Jianquan LI, Qiwen ZHENG, Ruci WANG
  • Patent number: 11904241
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a virtual item control method and apparatus, a terminal, and a non-transitory storage medium, and belong to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: displaying a plurality of item icons after a press operation on a throw button is detected; controlling, in response to the press operation moving to the target item icon and a duration reaches a target duration, a virtual object to hold a target virtual item corresponding to the target item icon; controlling, in response to a movement of the press operation, the virtual object to aim at a target position; and controlling, in response to a release of the press operation, the virtual object to throw the target virtual item to the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shengyu Wu, Cong Tian, Meng Qiu, Jingjing He, Dancheng Zou, Boyi Liu, Weijian Cui, Yi Li
  • Publication number: 20240037884
    Abstract: This application provides a method for playing a performance of a virtual object in a virtual scenario performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a virtual object outfitted with a first performance costume in the virtual scenario; in response to a user operation for the virtual object, playing a first part of background audio and displaying a first performance action performed by the virtual object outfitted with the first performance costume corresponding to the first part of the background audio; and automatically replacing the first performance costume outfitted for the virtual object with a second performance costume outfitted for the virtual object in response to the background audio changing from the first part to a second part corresponding to the second performance costume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jingjing HE, Meng QIU, Dancheng ZOU, Boyi LIU, Yu DENG, Jieqi XIE, Cong TIAN, Weijian CUI
  • Publication number: 20240024778
    Abstract: A parameter processing method includes playing a video for a second account, wherein a first account controls a first virtual object in the virtual scene in the video, and displaying a first parameter policy set associated with the video. The first parameter policy set includes at least one of (i) position, size, or function of keys for controlling the first virtual object or (ii) sensitivity of virtual props in the virtual scene. The method further includes updating a second parameter policy set corresponding to a second account in response to a parameter policy update operation. Updated parameters of the second parameter policy set include at least one parameter that is the same as a parameter of the first parameter policy set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Jingjing HE, Meng QIU, Dancheng ZOU, Boyi LIU, Yu DENG, Jieqi XIE, Weijian CUI, Cong TIAN
  • Patent number: 11863361
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods for frequency domain (FD) local oscillator frequency offset (LOFO) compensation. The method comprising: i) compensating, by an integer Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) bins-based oscillator, LOFO in a received signal by an integer number of FFT bins; and ii) compensating, by a fractional FFT bins-based oscillator, LOFO in the compensated signal by the integer FFT bins-based oscillator with a fine compensation resolution of a fractional number of FFT bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Xuefeng Tang, Ahmed Mohamed Medra, Hossein Najafi, Ali Bakhshali
  • Patent number: 11836335
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a virtual button includes: presenting a button adjustment interface of a virtual scene including a target virtual button; controlling, in response to a movement operation for the target virtual button, the target virtual button to move in the button adjustment interface, to adjust a presentation position of the target virtual button in the virtual scene, wherein at least two presentation forms of the target virtual button are in the virtual scene; and presenting prompt information in response to the target virtual button being moved to a boundary area in the button adjustment interface, the prompt information being used for prompting that the target virtual button is displayed abnormally in the virtual scene when the target virtual button is in a target presentation form of the at least two presentation forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqi Long, Shuting Zhang, Shuai Han, Meng Qiu, Jianquan Li, Qiwen Zheng, Ruci Wang
  • Publication number: 20230330536
    Abstract: This application provides a method for controlling a virtual object in a virtual scene performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a virtual scene, the virtual scene comprising a virtual object; displaying a first action button and a second action button, and displaying a connection button; and in response to a trigger operation for the connection button, controlling the virtual object to execute a first action associated with the first action button and a section action associated with the second action button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Weijian CUI, Boyi LIU, Meng Qiu, Cong Tian, Jingjing he, Dancheng Zou, Yu Deng
  • Publication number: 20230330537
    Abstract: A virtual object control method includes displaying a user interface including a first virtual item and an item switching control, switching the first virtual item in the user interface to a second virtual item next in line after the first virtual item in an item list in response to a first operation on the item switching control, controlling a virtual object to handhold the second virtual item, switching the second virtual item in the user interface to a third virtual item selected from the item list in response to a second operation on the item switching control, and controlling the virtual object to handhold the third virtual item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Weijian CUI, Meng QIU, Cong TIAN, Jingjing HE
  • Publication number: 20230333596
    Abstract: A display module for a head-mounted display device includes a display assembly, an optical imaging assembly, and a virtual image location adjustment assembly. The display assembly is configured to display an image. The optical imaging assembly is configured to form a virtual image based on the image. The virtual image location adjustment assembly is configured to adjust at least one of the optical imaging assembly and the display assembly to adjust the virtual image to a target location. The virtual image location adjustment assembly adjusts the optical imaging assembly and/or the display assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shaorui Gao, Jushuai Wu, Weicheng Luo, Meng Qiu, Hui Yu, Yunneng Mo, Tizheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230321537
    Abstract: A virtual object control method is performed by a terminal. The method includes: displaying a virtual environment picture and an attack control; in response to a first trigger operation on the attack control, displaying an action control adjacent the attack control, the action control being configured to trigger the virtual object to perform a non-attack action; and in response to a second trigger operation on the action control, controlling the virtual object to perform a first action according to the action control while performing attacks according to the attack control. The method provided in embodiments of this application may reduce the operation difficulty of controlling a virtual object to attack and performing other actions simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Weijian CUI, Meng QIU, Boyi LIU, Cong TIAN, Dancheng ZOU, Yu DENG, Jingjing HE
  • Publication number: 20230285860
    Abstract: A virtual character control method includes: displaying a virtual character and a virtual controller in a virtual scene, the virtual controller being configured to manipulate the virtual character based on a user operation; controlling the virtual character to move in the virtual scene in response to an operation performed on the virtual controller; and controlling, in response to the virtual controller being dragged to a first area in the virtual scene and a target object existing within a range around the virtual character during a movement of the virtual character, the virtual character to perform a predetermined action associated with the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Dancheng ZOU, Meng QIU, Jingjing HE, Boyi LIU, Weijian CUI, Cong TIAN
  • Publication number: 20230264103
    Abstract: A virtual accessory using method includes: displaying, on a target game interface, a first shooting prop and an accessory switching control for the first shooting prop, the first shooting prop being a shooting prop held by a virtual operation object; obtaining a first touch operation on the accessory switching control; displaying an accessory switching region when the first touch operation satisfies a first switching condition, the accessory switching region including at least three accessory slots, and an accessory slot being used for displaying a virtual accessory; and controlling, in response to detecting a selection operation on a first accessory slot, the first shooting prop to use a first virtual accessory, the first accessory slot being one of the at least three accessory slots, and the first accessory slot being used for displaying the first virtual accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Weijian CUI, Meng QIU, Cong TIAN, Jingjing HE
  • Publication number: 20230251771
    Abstract: A method for adding a virtual object in a virtual environment is provided. An image of the virtual environment is displayed based on a position of a virtual movable object in the virtual environment. An object controller corresponding to the virtual object to be added in the virtual environment is displayed. The object controller includes a control region and a graphical element configured to move within the control region according to a first touch operation. A first position of the virtual object in the virtual environment is determined according to a position of the graphical element within the control region when the first touch operation ends. The virtual object is added in the virtual environment at the determined first position of the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng QIU, Jiaqi PAN
  • Publication number: 20230244373
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment performed at a terminal. The method includes: displaying a user interface, the user interface including 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 of dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region; dropping a fixed number of target virtual items in response to release of the first drag operation at a first location within the partial-drop region; and dropping a user-customized number of target virtual items in response to release of the first drag operation at a second location within the partial-drop region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jiaqi PAN, Meng QIU, Shuting ZHANG, Weijian CUI, Cong TIAN
  • Patent number: 11703993
    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: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Junming Wang, Jiaqi Pan, Ya Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Qinghua Xiao
  • Patent number: 11681428
    Abstract: A location adjustment method and apparatus provide for improved control. In a virtual environment picture, a temporary entry control and a function prompt information about location customization are displayed. A location adjustment operation is triggered on the temporary entry control, and a drag operation on the temporary entry control is provided in an editing state, with the temporary entry control dragged from a first location to a second location. The temporary entry control is displayed at the second location. When the temporary entry control is displayed for the first time, a location of the temporary entry control is adjusted by directly dragging the temporary entry control, which simplifies location adjustment and improves efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Yuqi Long, Shuting Zhang, Shuai Han, Meng Qiu, Jianquan Li, Qiwen Zheng, Ruci Wang
  • Patent number: 11675488
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan
  • Patent number: 11656755
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiaqi Pan, Meng Qiu, Shuting Zhang, Weijian Cui, Cong Tian
  • Patent number: 11628371
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan, Weijian Cui, Shuting Zhang