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US 12,420,185 · App. 18/213,564 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Virtual scene transformation method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

Inventors: Mingwei Zou (Shenzhen, CN); Xu Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Hengshun Zhan (Shenzhen, CN); Guanlin Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Qi Zhao (Shenzhen, CN); Jingxuan Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Ru Xiao (Shenzhen, CN); Zihan Zhou (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
A63F13/52A63F13/537A63F2300/308
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Patent No.
US 12,420,185
App. No.
18/213,564
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A virtual scene transformation method includes: displaying a first virtual scene picture, the first virtual scene picture comprising a first scene model in a virtual scene, and the first virtual scene picture being about the virtual scene observed by a virtual object; while the virtual scene is observed by the virtual object, displaying a scene transformation when the virtual scene meets a scene transformation condition, the scene transformation including a first stage in which the first scene model is gradually deleted, and a second stage in which a second scene model is gradually generated in the virtual scene, the second stage lagging behind the first stage; and displaying a second virtual scene picture when the scene transformation is completed, the second virtual scene picture comprising the second scene model.

Claims (52)

1. A virtual scene transformation method, applied to a computer device, the method comprising:

displaying a first virtual scene picture, the first virtual scene picture comprising a first scene model in a virtual scene, and the first virtual scene picture being about the virtual scene observed by a virtual object controlled by the computer device;

while the virtual scene is observed by the virtual object, displaying a scene transformation when the virtual scene meets a scene transformation condition, the scene transformation comprising a first stage in which the first scene model is gradually deleted, and a second stage in which a second scene model is gradually generated in the virtual scene, the second stage lagging behind the first stage; and

displaying a second virtual scene picture when the scene transformation is completed, the second virtual scene picture comprising the second scene model.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first scene model comprises a first model and a second model, the first model being a terrain model, and the second model being a model other than the terrain model;

wherein the first stage of scene transformation comprises deletion processes of the first and second models being gradually deleted from near to far from a specified position, the deletion process of the first model lagging behind the deletion process of the second model.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first stage comprises propagation of a wave from near to far from a specified position, the first scene model being gradually deleted comprises:

determining a boundary based on the propagation of the wave; and

deleting a slice of the first scene model reached by the boundary.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the wave comprises at least one edge surface that propagates along a path originating from the specified position.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first scene model comprises at least one sub-model marked as undeletable, and the first stage comprises:

preserving the at least one sub-model from being gradually deleted.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second scene model comprises a third model and a fourth model, the third model being a terrain model, and the fourth model being a model other than the terrain model; and

wherein the second stage comprises generation processes of the third model and fourth model being gradually generated from near to far from the specified position, the generation process of the third model lagging behind the generation process of the fourth model.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

starting propagations of a first, a second, and a third waves from a specified position in the virtual scene by a respective time order and at a same diffusion speed;

deleting non-terrain models in the first scene model slice by slice when a slice of the non-terrain models in the first scene model is in contact with the first wave;

deleting terrain models in the first scene model slice by slice when a slice of the terrain models in the first scene model is in contact with the second wave;

generating terrain models in the second scene model slice by slice when a slice of the terrain models in the second scene model locates at same position as the second wave; and

generating non-terrain models in the second scene model slice by slice when a slice of the non-terrain models in the second scene model locates at the same position as the third wave.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

mapping a position of the virtual object from the first virtual scene to the second virtual scene when the virtual scene is transformed from the first virtual scene to the second virtual scene.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scene transformation happens within a single round of virtual game battle.

10. A virtual scene transformation apparatus, comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set, or an instruction set, the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set, or the instruction set being loaded and executed by the at least one processor to perform:

displaying a first virtual scene picture, the first virtual scene picture comprising a first scene model in a virtual scene, and the first virtual scene picture being about the virtual scene observed by a virtual object controlled by the apparatus;

while the virtual scene is observed by the virtual object, displaying a scene transformation when the virtual scene meets a scene transformation condition, the scene transformation comprising a first stage in which the first scene model is gradually deleted, and a second stage in which a second scene model is gradually generated in the virtual scene, the second stage lagging behind the first stage; and

displaying a second virtual scene picture when the scene transformation is completed, the second virtual scene picture comprising the second scene model.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first scene model comprises a first model and a second model, the first model being a terrain model, and the second model being a model other than the terrain model; and

the first stage of scene transformation comprises deletion processes of the first and second models being gradually deleted from near to far from a specified position, the deletion process of the first model lagging behind the deletion process of the second model.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first stage comprises propagation of a wave from near to far from a specified position, the first scene model being gradually deleted comprises:

determining a boundary based on the propagation of the wave; and

deleting a slice of the first scene model reached by the boundary.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the wave comprises at least one edge surface that propagates along a path originating from the specified position.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first scene model comprises at least one sub-model marked as undeletable, and the first stage comprises:

preserving the at least one sub-model from being gradually deleted.

15. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the second scene model comprises a third model and a fourth model, the third model being a terrain model, and the fourth model being a model other than the terrain model; and

the second stage comprises generation processes of the third model and fourth model being gradually generated from near to far from the specified position, the generation process of the third model lagging behind the generation process of the fourth model.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the scene transformation comprises:

starting propagations of a first, a second, and a third waves from a specified position in the virtual scene by a respective time order and at a same diffusion speed;

deleting non-terrain models in the first scene model slice by slice when a slice of the non-terrain models in the first scene model is in contact with the first wave;

deleting terrain models in the first scene model slice by slice when a slice of the terrain models in the first scene model is in contact with the second wave;

generating terrain models in the second scene model slice by slice when a slice of the terrain models in the second scene model locates at same position as the second wave; and

generating non-terrain models in the second scene model slice by slice when a slice of the non-terrain models in the second scene model locates at the same position as the third wave.

17. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform:

mapping a position of the virtual object from the first virtual scene to the second virtual scene when the virtual scene is transformed from the first virtual scene to the second virtual scene.

18. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the scene transformation happens within a single round of virtual game battle.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one computer program, the at least one computer program being loaded and executed by at least one processor of a computing device to perform:

displaying a first virtual scene picture, the first virtual scene picture comprising a first scene model in a virtual scene, and the first virtual scene picture being about the virtual scene observed by a virtual object controlled by the computing device;

while the virtual scene is observed by the virtual object, displaying a scene transformation when the virtual scene meets a scene transformation condition, the scene transformation comprising a first stage in which the first scene model is gradually deleted, and a second stage in which a second scene model is gradually generated in the virtual scene, the second stage lagging behind the first stage; and

displaying a second virtual scene picture when the scene transformation is completed, the second virtual scene picture comprising the second scene model.

20. The storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the first scene model comprises a first model and a second model, the first model being a terrain model, and the second model being a model other than the terrain model; and

the first stage of scene transformation comprises deletion processes of the first and second models being gradually deleted from near to far from a specified position, the deletion process of the first model lagging behind the deletion process of the second model.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: ZOU, MINGWEI; WANG, XU; ZHAN, HENGSHUN; HUANG, GUANLIN; ZHAO, QI; CHEN, JINGXUAN; XIAO, RU; ZHOU, ZIHAN
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110641716.X · Jun 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022092259 · May 11, 2022
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