Granted Patent B2

US 12,285,680 · App. 17/747,680 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Gaolei Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Yingyan Zhu (Shenzhen, CN); Hui Xiao (Shenzhen, CN); Xin Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jin Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Li Luo (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Lin (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

A63F13/52A63F13/57A63F13/803A63F13/837A63F2300/8082

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. A multiplayer somatosensory system, comprising:

a simulation carrier, comprising:

a driver's seat;

n passenger seats, disposed adjacent to the driver's seat;

a first controller, disposed adjacent to the driver's seat and configured to control a driving direction; and

a second controller, disposed adjacent to the driver's seat and configured to control a driving speed;

n simulation firearms, n being a positive integer;

a display apparatus configured to display a virtual environment picture and n aiming points, the virtual environment picture being a picture of a virtual environment in which a virtual carrier corresponding to the simulation carrier is located; and

a computer, coupled to the simulation carrier, the n simulation firearms, and the display apparatus, and configured to:

provide the n aiming points;

control, in response to a first driving operation on the first controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving direction in the virtual environment;

control, in response to a second driving operation on the second controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving speed in the virtual environment;

shoot a virtual object aimed at an i th aiming point in the virtual environment in the n aiming points in response to a shooting operation on an i th simulation firearm in the n simulation firearms, i being a positive integer not greater than n;

transmit room information of the virtual environment, an entry graphic code of the driver's seat, and entry graphic codes of the n passenger seats to an administrator terminal;

receive a first join request triggered by a first terminal scanning the entry graphic code of the driver's seat; and

add, in response to the first join request, a virtual character corresponding to a first account logged in by the first terminal to the driver's seat of the virtual carrier in the virtual environment.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the simulation carrier comprises a simulation vehicle, the first controller comprises a steering wheel, and the second controller comprises an accelerator and a brake;

or,

the simulation carrier comprises a simulation aircraft, the first controller comprises at least one of a flight stick or a rudder, and the second controller comprises a throttle stick.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one seat of the driver's seat or the n passenger seats comprises a vibration feedback component.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the n simulation firearms establishes a wireless communication connection with the computer;

and/or,

at least one of the n simulation firearms establishes a wired communication connection with the computer.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the display apparatus comprises a virtual reality headset; or

the display apparatus comprises n+1 virtual reality (VR) headsets; or

the display apparatus comprises a display screen; or

the display apparatus comprises a semi-surround screen disposed in front of the simulation carrier or a surround screen disposed on a peripheral side of the simulation carrier; or

the display apparatus comprises a projector.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the display apparatus comprises the semi-surround screen disposed in front of the simulation carrier,

a width of the semi-surround screen being not less than a width of the simulation carrier, and a height of the semi-surround screen being not less than a height of the simulation carrier.

7. A multiplayer somatosensory method, comprising:

displaying a virtual environment picture and n aiming points by using a display apparatus, the virtual environment picture being a picture of a virtual environment in which a virtual carrier corresponding to a simulation carrier is located;

controlling, in response to a first driving operation on a first controller, the virtual carrier to change a driving direction in the virtual environment;

controlling, in response to a second driving operation on a second controller, the virtual carrier to change a driving speed in the virtual environment;

shooting a virtual object aimed at an i th aiming point in the virtual environment in n aiming points in response to a shooting operation on an i th simulation firearm in n simulation firearms;

transmitting room information of the virtual environment, an entry graphic code of a driver's seat, and entry graphic codes of n passenger seats to an administrator terminal;

receiving a first join request triggered by a first terminal scanning the entry graphic code of the driver's seat; and

adding, in response to the first join request, a virtual character corresponding to a first account logged in by the first terminal to the driver's seat of the virtual carrier in the virtual environment.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the simulation carrier comprises a simulation vehicle; and

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on the first controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving direction in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on a steering wheel of the simulation vehicle, a virtual vehicle to change the driving direction in the virtual environment.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the simulation carrier comprises a simulation aircraft; and

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on the first controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving direction in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on a flight stick and/or a rudder of the simulation aircraft, a virtual aircraft to change the driving direction in the virtual environment.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the simulation carrier comprises a simulation vehicle; and

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on the second controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving speed in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on an accelerator and/or a brake of the simulation vehicle, a virtual vehicle to change the driving speed in the virtual environment.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the simulation carrier comprises a simulation aircraft; and

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on the second controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving speed in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on a throttle stick of the simulation aircraft, a virtual aircraft to change the driving speed in the virtual environment.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the display apparatus comprises n+1 VR headsets; and

displaying the virtual environment picture and the n aiming points by using the display apparatus comprises:

displaying the virtual environment picture and the i th aiming point in the n aiming points by using an (i+1) th VR headset in the n+1 VR headsets.

13. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the display apparatus comprises a surround screen or a projector; and

displaying the virtual environment picture and the n aiming points by using the display apparatus comprises:

displaying the virtual environment picture and the n aiming points by using the surround screen or the projector, the n aiming points having different icon styles, the icon styles comprising at least one of shape, color, transparency, or number.

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

receiving a second join request triggered by that a second terminal scans the entry graphic code of the passenger seat; and

adding, in response to the second join request, a virtual character corresponding to a second account logged by the second terminal to the passenger seat of the virtual carrier in the virtual environment.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, the computer program being loaded and executed by a processor to perform steps comprising:

displaying a virtual environment picture and n aiming points by using a display apparatus, the virtual environment picture being a picture of a virtual environment in which a virtual carrier corresponding to a simulation carrier is located;

controlling, in response to a first driving operation on a first controller, the virtual carrier to change a driving direction in the virtual environment;

controlling, in response to a second driving operation on a second controller, the virtual carrier to change a driving speed in the virtual environment; and

shooting a virtual object aimed at an i th aiming point in the virtual environment in the n aiming points in response to a shooting operation on an i th simulation firearm in n simulation firearms;

transmitting room information of the virtual environment, an entry graphic code of a driver's seat, and entry graphic codes of n passenger seats to an administrator terminal;

receiving a first join request triggered by a first terminal scanning the entry graphic code of the driver's seat; and

adding, in response to the first join request, a virtual character corresponding to a first account logged in by the first terminal to the driver's seat of the virtual carrier in the virtual environment.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein controlling, in response to the first driving operation on the first controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving direction in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on a steering wheel of a simulation vehicle, a virtual vehicle to change the driving direction in the virtual environment.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein controlling, in response to the first driving operation on the first controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving direction in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the first driving operation on a flight stick and/or a rudder of a simulation aircraft, a virtual aircraft to change the driving direction in the virtual environment.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein controlling, in response to the second driving operation on the second controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving speed in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on an accelerator and/or a brake of a simulation vehicle, a virtual vehicle to change the driving speed in the virtual environment.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein controlling, in response to the second driving operation on the second controller, the virtual carrier to change the driving speed in the virtual environment comprises:

controlling, in response to the second driving operation on a throttle stick of a simulation aircraft, a virtual aircraft to change the driving speed in the virtual environment.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein displaying the virtual environment picture and the n aiming points by using the display apparatus comprises: displaying the virtual environment picture and the i th aiming point in the n aiming points by using an (i+1) th VR headset in n+1 VR headsets.

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