Patents by Inventor Minke ZHOU

Minke ZHOU 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: 12226694
    Abstract: This application provides a method for acquiring a position of a virtual object in a virtual scene performed at an electronic device. The method includes: presenting an operation control of a target virtual prop in a virtual scene; in response to a virtual image generation operation on the operation control, controlling a first virtual object to generate a virtual image corresponding to the first virtual object in the virtual scene by using the target virtual prop; and when a second virtual object interacting with the virtual image exists in the virtual scene, presenting a position of the second virtual object in the virtual scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Minke Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230052088
    Abstract: A virtual object control method includes controlling display of a virtual environment image, the virtual environment image comprising a first virtual object. The method also includes, in response to the first virtual object triggering a trap set in the virtual environment, determining whether a function of the first virtual object is in an active state or an inactive state, the trap being set in the virtual environment by a second virtual object. The method further includes, in response to the first virtual object triggering a trap set in the virtual environment and in response to a determination that the function is in the active state for the first virtual object, switching the function to the inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventor: Minke ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230033530
    Abstract: This application provides a method for acquiring a position of a virtual object in a virtual scene performed at an electronic device. The method includes: presenting an operation control of a target virtual prop in a virtual scene; in response to a virtual image generation operation on the operation control, controlling a first virtual object to generate a virtual image corresponding to the first virtual object in the virtual scene by using the target virtual prop; and when a second virtual object interacting with the virtual image exists in the virtual scene, presenting a position of the second virtual object in the virtual scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Minke ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230013014
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method and apparatus for using a virtual throwing prop. The method includes displaying a prop throwing control ; controlling a virtual object to throw a virtual throwing prop and displaying a prop triggering control in response to a trigger operation on a prop throwing control; and triggering a prop effect of the virtual throwing prop in response to a trigger operation on the prop triggering control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Minke ZHOU