Granted Patent B2

US 12,390,731 · App. 18/314,379 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Inventor: Jianfeng Lian (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

A63F13/533A63F13/5372A63F13/5378G06F3/0486

Abstract

Claims (43)

1. A position prompt method for a virtual object, performed by a terminal controlling a controlled virtual object, the method comprising:

displaying a virtual environment map and an object identifier corresponding to a first virtual object, the first virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to different camps;

in response to a drag operation on the object identifier onto the virtual environment map, transmitting a position prompt message to a second virtual object, the position prompt message comprising a target object position associated with the first virtual object, the target object position corresponding to an ending position of the drag operation on the virtual environment map, and the second virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to the same camp.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the virtual environment map is a mini-map of a mobile game.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile game is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting a position prompt message to a second virtual object comprises:

determining the target object position based on a position indicated by a position marking control in the virtual environment map, wherein the position marking control is attached to the target object identifier and comprises an elongated portion; and

transmitting the position prompt message to the second virtual object.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting a position prompt message to the second virtual object comprises:

identifying the second virtual object based on its distance from the target object position.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a position prompt message transmitted from the second virtual object; and

marking the target object position of the first virtual object based on the position prompt message according to a mark mode, the mark mode comprising at least one of marking the target object position in the virtual environment map, or marking the target object position in a virtual environment corresponding to the virtual environment map.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising:

displaying the marked target object position in the virtual environment when the marked object position is within a displayed portion of the virtual environment.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

canceling marking the target object position when the first virtual object enters a field of view of the controlled virtual character.

9. A position prompt apparatus for a virtual object, the apparatus comprising one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing at least one program, the at least one program being loaded and executed by the one or more processors to implement a position prompt method for a virtual object, the one or more processors controlling a controlled virtual object, the method comprising:

displaying a virtual environment map and an object identifier corresponding to a first virtual object, the first virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to different camps; and

in response to a drag operation on the object identifier onto the virtual environment map, transmitting a position prompt message to a second virtual object, the position prompt message comprising a target object position associated with the first virtual object, the target object position corresponding to an ending position of the drag operation on the virtual environment map, and the second virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to the same camp.

10. The position prompt apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the virtual environment map is a mini-map of a mobile game.

11. The position prompt apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the mobile game is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game.

12. The position prompt apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitting a position prompt message to a second virtual object comprises:

determining the target object position based on a position indicated by a position marking control in the virtual environment map, wherein the position marking control is attached to the target object identifier and comprises an elongated portion; and

transmitting the position prompt message to the second virtual object.

13. The position prompt apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitting a position prompt message to the second virtual object comprises:

identifying the second virtual object based on its distance from the target object position.

14. The position prompt apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a position prompt message transmitted from the second virtual object; and

marking the target object position of the first virtual object based on the position prompt message according to a mark mode, the mark mode comprising at least one of marking the target object position in the virtual environment map, or marking the target object position in a virtual environment corresponding to the virtual environment map.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one program, the at least one program being loaded and executed by one or more processors to implement a position prompt method for a virtual object, the one more processors controlling a controlled virtual object, the method comprising:

displaying a virtual environment map and an object identifier corresponding to a first virtual object, the first virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to different camps; and

in response to a drag operation on the object identifier onto the virtual environment map, transmitting a position prompt message to a second virtual object, the position prompt message comprising a target object position associated with the first virtual object, the target object position corresponding to an ending position of the drag operation on the virtual environment map, and the second virtual object and the controlled virtual object belonging to the same camp.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the virtual environment map is a mini-map of a mobile game.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the transmitting a position prompt message to the second virtual object comprises:

identifying the second virtual object based on its distance from the target object position.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a position prompt message transmitted from the second virtual object; and

marking the target object position of the first virtual object based on the position prompt message according to a mark mode, the mark mode comprising at least one of marking the target object position in the virtual environment map, or marking the target object position in a virtual environment corresponding to the virtual environment map.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 further comprising:

displaying the marked target object position in the virtual environment when the marked object position is within a displayed portion of the virtual environment.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , further comprising:

canceling marking the target object position when the first virtual object enters a field of view of the controlled virtual character.

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