Patents by Inventor Yizhou ZHUANG

Yizhou ZHUANG 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of virtual characters, device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11962930
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling a plurality of virtual characters in an application with an augmented reality (AR) function running in the a terminal. The method includes: displaying a first user interface of the application, the first user interface comprising a plurality of virtual characters for user selection; receiving a first user selection operation on at least two virtual characters on the first user interface; displaying a second user interface of the application, the second user interface including a background picture of a real world and the at least two virtual characters located in the background picture; receiving a second user selection operation on the second user interface; and determining a target virtual character from the at least two virtual characters according to the second user selection operation and the rendering sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yizhou Zhuang, Zhiyi Zhou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF VIRTUAL CHARACTERS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210337138
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling a plurality of virtual characters in an application with an augmented reality (AR) function running in the a terminal. The method includes: displaying a first user interface of the application, the first user interface comprising a plurality of virtual characters for user selection; receiving a first user selection operation on at least two virtual characters on the first user interface; displaying a second user interface of the application, the second user interface including a background picture of a real world and the at least two virtual characters located in the background picture; receiving a second user selection operation on the second user interface; and determining a target virtual character from the at least two virtual characters according to the second user selection operation and the rendering sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yizhou ZHUANG, Zhiyi ZHOU