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US 12,502,606 · App. 17/905,418 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Interaction method and apparatus for tactical plans in games, and electronic device

Inventor: Zefeng Yang (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
A63F13/537A63F13/2145G06F3/04883
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Patent No.
US 12,502,606
App. No.
17/905,418
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interaction method and apparatus for tactical plans in games, and an electronic device. Said method comprises: in response to an assignment operation of a tactical strategy control, determining, on the basis of the assignment operation, a target virtual unit for implementing a tactical plan of the tactical strategy control; and triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan. In the process of a game, a user can directly trigger a target virtual unit to implement a tactical plan, so that the user's reaction speed and psychological expectations in a real-time combat are effectively improved, not only facilitating the user's macro operations, but also facilitating improvement of the experience of the game.

Claims (56)

1 . An interaction method for tactical plans in games, wherein a graphical user interface is provided through a terminal device, and a content displayed on the graphical user interface comprises at least one virtual unit and a tactical strategy control, wherein the tactical strategy control is configured with a tactical plan; and the method comprises:

determining, in response to an assignment operation of the tactical strategy control, a target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation; and

triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan;

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a sand table interface corresponding to a current battlefield in the graphical user interface in response to a configuration trigger event of the tactical plan;

displaying, in response to a configuration operation acting on the sand table interface, a tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation in the sand table interface; wherein, the tactical plan comprises a target action route of a virtual unit generated based on the configuration operation; and

displaying a tactical strategy control for the tactical plan in the graphical user interface in response to a saving trigger event of the tactical plan.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation comprises:

in response to determining that the assignment operation is a sliding operation starting from the tactical strategy control to a virtual unit, determining the virtual unit corresponding to an end position of the sliding operation as the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the content displayed on the graphical user interface comprises a plurality of tactical strategy controls, and tactical plans of the plurality of tactical strategy controls are assigned to the same target virtual unit;

the step of triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan comprises:

triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plans of the plurality of tactical strategy controls sequentially according to a sequence of the assignment operation.

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

displaying an indication marker in the graphical user interface in response to the assignment operation of the tactical strategy control, wherein the indication marker comprises a marker extending from the tactical strategy control to the target virtual unit.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan further comprises:

in response to determining that the assignment operation is an operation acting on the tactical strategy control during battle, displaying a marker corresponding to the tactical strategy control at a preset position of the target virtual unit and triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan corresponding to the tactical strategy control.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:

deleting the marker and the tactical plan corresponding to the marker in response to a touch operation acting on the marker corresponding to the tactical strategy control.

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

displaying the tactical plan on the graphical user interface in response to a preview operation acting on the tactical strategy control.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying the sand table interface corresponding to the current battlefield in the graphical user interface comprises:

displaying a tactical editing control in the graphical user interface; and

displaying the sand table interface corresponding to the current battlefield in the graphical user interface in response to a touch operation acting on the tactical editing control.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of displaying the tactical editing control in the graphical user interface comprises:

displaying a preset number of default tactical editing controls and a preset addition marker in the graphical user interface; and

the method further comprises:

adding, in response to a touch operation acting on the addition marker, a new tactical editing control in the graphical user interface, until a number of tactical editing controls in the graphical user interface reaches a preset number threshold.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the step of displaying, in response to the configuration operation acting on the sand table interface, the tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation comprises:

generating, by adding a location marker and an action priority marker corresponding to the location marker at a touch position of the configuration operation in the sand table interface, the tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation according to the location marker and the action priority marker.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

deleting the location marker in response to a deletion operation for the location marker in the sand table interface; and

updating the action priority marker corresponding to a remaining location marker in the sand table interface according to a sequence corresponding to the action priority marker.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation comprises:

in response to determining that the assignment operation is a touch operation on the tactical strategy control and a virtual unit, determining the virtual unit corresponding to the touch operation as the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control.

13 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation comprises:

in response to determining that the assignment operation is a sliding operation starting from a virtual unit to the tactical strategy control, determining the virtual unit corresponding to a starting position of the sliding operation as the target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control.

14 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the step of displaying, in response to the configuration operation acting on the sand table interface, the tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation comprises:

generating, in response to a sliding operation acting on the sand table interface, the tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation according to the sliding operation.

15 . An electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein a graphical user interface is provided through the electronic device, and a content displayed on the graphical user interface comprises at least one virtual unit and a tactical strategy control, the tactical strategy control is configured with a tactical plan; and when the processor executes the computer program, the electronic device is caused to:

determine, in response to an assignment operation of the tactical strategy control, a target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation; and

trigger the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan;

wherein the electronic device is further caused to:

display a sand table interface corresponding to a current battlefield in the graphical user interface in response to a configuration trigger event of the tactical plan;

display, in response to a configuration operation acting on the sand table interface, a tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation in the sand table interface; wherein, the tactical plan comprises a target action route of a virtual unit generated based on the configuration operation; and

display a tactical strategy control for the tactical plan in the graphical user interface in response to a saving trigger event of the tactical plan.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the electronic device is further caused to:

display an indication marker in the graphical user interface in response to the assignment operation of the tactical strategy control, wherein the indication marker comprises a marker extending from the tactical strategy control to the target virtual unit.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the electronic device is further caused to:

display the tactical plan on the graphical user interface in response to a preview operation acting on the tactical strategy control.

18 . A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, an interaction method for tactical plans in games is executed, wherein a graphical user interface is provided through a terminal device, and a content displayed on the graphical user interface comprises at least one virtual unit and a tactical strategy control, wherein the tactical strategy control is configured with a tactical plan; and the method comprises:

determining, in response to an assignment operation of the tactical strategy control, a target virtual unit for implementing the tactical plan of the tactical strategy control based on the assignment operation; and

triggering the target virtual unit to implement the tactical plan;

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a sand table interface corresponding to a current battlefield in the graphical user interface in response to a configuration trigger event of the tactical plan;

displaying, in response to a configuration operation acting on the sand table interface, a tactical plan corresponding to the configuration operation in the sand table interface; wherein, the tactical plan comprises a target action route of a virtual unit generated based on the configuration operation; and

displaying a tactical strategy control for the tactical plan in the graphical user interface in response to a saving trigger event of the tactical plan.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: YANG, ZEFENG
To: NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061369/0616 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010179778.9 · Mar 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230111729A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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