Granted Patent B2

US 12,381,985 · App. 18/527,237 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventors: Wei Dai (Shenzhen, CN); Kun Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Qinghua Zhong (Shenzhen, CN); Jun Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Yingren Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Rong Huang (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

H04M3/53333G06T13/205G06T13/40

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A method for displaying voice messages, comprising:

obtaining n voice messages from at least one user account, n being a positive integer; and

displaying a voice message presentation interface, the voice message presentation interface being configured to display virtual characters corresponding to the n voice messages in an image of a virtual world, display locations of the n voice messages in the image of the virtual world being based on whether the n voice messages are unplayed, and the virtual characters being based on respective message attributes of the n voice messages.

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

receiving a trigger operation of at least one of (i) a virtual character in the virtual characters and (ii) a voice message corresponding to the virtual character in the voice message presentation interface; and

playing the voice message corresponding to the virtual character according to the trigger operation.

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

controlling a first virtual character corresponding to a first voice message in the n voice messages to perform a reminder action when an unplayed duration of the first voice message does not reach an unplayed threshold.

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

controlling a first virtual character and a second virtual character to exchange locations when unplayed durations of a first voice message and a second voice message in the voice message presentation interface do not reach an unplayed threshold, the first virtual character corresponding to the first voice message in the n voice messages, and the second virtual character corresponding to the second voice message in the n voice messages.

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

in response to a third voice message in the voice message presentation interface changing from an unplayed state to a played state,

replacing the third voice message with a fourth voice message in an unplayed state in the voice message presentation interface and replacing a third virtual character corresponding to the third voice message with a fourth virtual character corresponding to the fourth voice message; and

performing one of (i) removing the third voice message and the third virtual character out of the voice message presentation interface and (ii) moving the third voice message and the third virtual character into a designated region in the voice message presentation interface.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the method includes:

receiving a refresh operation in the voice message presentation interface; and

obtaining m other voice messages according to the refresh operation; and

the displaying the voice message presentation interface includes displaying an unplayed voice message in the n voice messages, a virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message, the m other voice messages, and virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages in the voice message presentation interface at a same time.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the displaying the m other voice messages and the virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages includes displaying the m other voice messages and the virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages in a first region in the voice message presentation interface; and

the displaying the unplayed voice message and the virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message includes displaying the unplayed voice message and the virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message in a second region in the voice message presentation interface, the second region being below the first region.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

a voice message in the n voice messages is a played voice message; and

the method further includes displaying the played voice message and the virtual character corresponding to the played voice message in a third region in the voice message presentation interface, the third region being below the second region.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the virtual world is a virtual forest world, and

the displaying the unplayed voice message, the virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message, the m other voice messages, and the virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages further includes:

displaying a scene of the virtual forest world in the voice message presentation interface, the scene including a tree located in the virtual forest world, the m other voice messages and the virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages being displayed on a first part of the tree, and the unplayed voice message, the virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message being displayed on a second part of the tree that is below the first part.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

a voice message in the n voice messages is a played voice message; and

the played voice message and a virtual character corresponding to the played voice message are displayed in a region under the tree.

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

detecting whether a duration where no operation is performed in the voice message presentation interface reaches a threshold; and

in response to the duration reaching the threshold,

transmitting an instruction to trigger a server to recognize an unplayed voice message in the voice message presentation interface;

receiving a shake instruction from the server; and

causing a virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message in the voice message presentation interface to shake.

12. A terminal device, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

obtain n voice messages from at least one user account, n being a positive integer; and

display a voice message presentation interface, the voice message presentation interface being configured to display virtual characters corresponding to the n voice messages in an image of a virtual world, display locations of the n voice messages in the image of the virtual world being based on whether the n voice messages are unplayed, and the virtual characters being based on respective message attributes of the n voice messages.

13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive a trigger operation of at least one of (i) a virtual character in the virtual characters and (ii) a voice message corresponding to the virtual character in the voice message presentation interface; and

play the voice message corresponding to the virtual character according to the trigger operation.

14. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

control a first virtual character corresponding to a first voice message in the n voice messages to perform a reminder action when an unplayed duration of the first voice message does not reach an unplayed threshold.

15. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

control a first virtual character and a second virtual character to exchange locations when unplayed durations of a first voice message and a second voice message in the voice message presentation interface do not reach an unplayed threshold, the first virtual character corresponding to the first voice message in the n voice messages, and the second virtual character corresponding to the second voice message in the n voice messages.

16. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

in response to a third voice message in the voice message presentation interface changing from an unplayed state to a played state,

replace the third voice message with a fourth voice message in an unplayed state in the voice message presentation interface and replacing a third virtual character corresponding to the third voice message with a fourth virtual character corresponding to the fourth voice message; and

perform one of (i) removing the third voice message and the third virtual character out of the voice message presentation interface and (ii) moving the third voice message and the third virtual character into a designated region in the voice message presentation interface.

17. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive a refresh operation in the voice message presentation interface;

obtain m other voice messages according to the refresh operation; and

display an unplayed voice message in the n voice messages, a virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message, the m other voice messages, and virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages in the voice message presentation interface at a same time.

18. The terminal device according to claim 17 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

display the m other voice messages and the virtual characters corresponding to the m other voice messages in a first region in the voice message presentation interface; and

display the unplayed voice message and the virtual character corresponding to the unplayed voice message in a second region in the voice message presentation interface, the second region being below the first region.

19. The terminal device according to claim 18 , wherein

a voice message in the n voice messages is a played voice message; and

the processing circuitry is configured to display the played voice message and the virtual character corresponding to the played voice message in a third region in the voice message presentation interface, the third region being below the second region.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:

obtaining n voice messages from at least one user account, n being a positive integer; and

displaying a voice message presentation interface, the voice message presentation interface being configured to display virtual characters corresponding to the n voice messages in an image of a virtual world, display locations of the n voice messages in the image of the virtual world being based on whether the n voice messages are unplayed, and the virtual characters being based on respective message attributes of the n voice messages.

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