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Granted Patent B2
US 10,099,146 · App. 15/139,583 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Method, terminal device, and storage medium for playing game in chatting interface

Inventors: Jixi Luo (Beijing, CN); Jinbin Lin (Beijing, CN); Xiaojian Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
A63F13/87A63F13/55A63F13/92H04L51/046
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Patent No.
US 10,099,146
App. No.
15/139,583
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method, a terminal device, and a storage medium for playing a game in a chatting interface of an instant messaging tool provided on a terminal device. The method includes: calling a game program corresponding to a game mode in the chatting interface when the game mode is triggered in the chatting interface, the chatting interface being a chatting interface between a current user and one or more other users of the instant messaging tool on a terminal device, and the game mode being a mode of presenting the game in the chatting interface for user interaction; acquiring a first game result collected by the game program when the game program is finished; and sending the first game result as an instant message to the one or more other users in the chatting interface.

Claims (48)

1. A method for playing a game in a chatting interface of an instant messaging tool provided on a terminal device, the method being executed by the terminal device and comprising:

invoking a first game program corresponding to a game mode in the chatting interface of the instant messaging tool when the game mode is triggered in the chatting interface, the chatting interface being a chatting interface between a current user and one or more other users of the instant messaging tool, and the game mode being a mode of presenting the game in the chatting interface to allow user interaction;

acquiring a first game result collected by the first game program when the first game program is finished;

sending the first game result as an instant message to the one or more other users in the chatting interface;

receiving a second game result from the one or more other users in the chatting interface of the instant messaging tool; and

in response to monitoring that the second game result in the chatting interface is triggered, invoking a second game program corresponding to the second game result in the chatting interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein invoking a first game program corresponding to the game mode in the chatting interface comprises:

monitoring at least one preset triggering operation at the chatting interface, each preset triggering operation of the at least one preset triggering operation corresponding to a preset game program; and

invoking the first game program corresponding to a first triggering operation when the first triggering operation is monitored, the first triggering operation being one of a plurality of preset triggering operations of at least one game program.

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

determining a first display region of the first game program corresponding to the game mode and a second display region of the chatting interface; and

displaying a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the first display region and displaying the chatting interface in the second display region.

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

determining a suspended window for displaying the first game program corresponding to the game mode; and

displaying a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the suspended window.

5. A terminal device, provided with an instant messaging tool, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store commands executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

invoke a first game program corresponding to a game mode in a chatting interface of the instant messaging tool when the game mode is triggered in the chatting interface, the chatting interface being a chatting interface between a current user and one or more other users of the instant messaging tool, and the game mode being a mode of presenting the game in the chatting interface to allow user interaction;

acquire a first game result collected by the first game program when the first game program is finished;

send the first game result as an instant message to the one or more other users in the chatting interface;

receive a second game result from the one or more other users in the chatting interface of the instant messaging tool; and

in response to monitoring that the second game result in the chatting interface is triggered, invoke a second game program corresponding to the second game result in the chatting interface.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

monitor at least one preset triggering operation at the chatting interface, each preset triggering operation of the at least one preset triggering operation corresponding to a preset game program; and

invoke the first game program corresponding to a first triggering operation when the first triggering operation is monitored, the first triggering operation being one of a plurality of preset triggering operations of at least one game program.

7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a first display region of the first game program corresponding to the game mode and a second display region of the chatting interface; and

display a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the first display region and display the chatting interface in the second display region.

8. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a suspended window for displaying the first game program corresponding to the game mode; and

display a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the suspended window.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, cause the mobile terminal to perform a method for playing a game in a chatting interface of an instant messaging tool provided on the mobile terminal, the method comprising:

invoking a first game program corresponding to a game mode in the chatting interface of the instant messaging tool when the game mode is triggered, the chatting interface being a chatting interface between a current user and one or more other users of the instant messaging tool, and the game mode being a mode of presenting the game in the chatting interface to allow user interaction;

acquiring a first game result collected by the first game program when the first game program is finished;

sending the first game result as an instant message to the one or more other users in the chatting interface;

receiving a second game result from the one or more other users in the chatting interface of the instant messaging tool; and

in response to monitoring that the second game result in the chatting interface is triggered, invoking a second game program corresponding to the second game result in the chatting interface.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring at least one preset triggering operation at the chatting interface, each preset triggering operation of the at least one preset triggering operation corresponding to a preset game program; and

invoking the first game program corresponding to a first triggering operation when the first triggering operation is monitored, the first triggering operation being one of a plurality of preset triggering operations of at least one game program.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a first display region of the first game program corresponding to the game mode and a second display region of the chatting interface; and

displaying a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the first display region and displaying the chatting interface in the second display region.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a suspended window for displaying the first game program corresponding to the game mode; and

displaying a user interface corresponding to the first game program in the suspended window.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2016
From: LUO, JIXI; LIN, JINBIN; SHI, XIAOJIAN
To: XIAOMI INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0512500 · Aug 19, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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