Granted Patent B2

US 12,504,873 · App. 18/133,310 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventors: Jiaqi Pan (Shenzhen, CN); Meng Qiu (Shenzhen, CN); Shuting Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Weijian Cui (Shenzhen, CN); Cong Tian (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

G06F3/0486A63F13/55G06F3/04812G06F3/04817G06F3/04842

Abstract

Claims (62)

1 . A method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment performed at a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface, the user interface including an icon corresponding to at least one type of a plurality of target virtual items possessed by a virtual object for playing a game in the virtual environment and a partial-drop region;

receiving a first drag operation of dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region;

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a fixed number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a first location within the partial-drop region, wherein the fixed number is less than a total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object; and

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a user-customized number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a second location within the partial-drop region, wherein the user-customized number is less than the total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object, wherein the dropped target virtual items are configured to be picked up and used by a second virtual object for playing the game in the virtual environment.

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

removing the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items from a virtual item list of the virtual object; and

displaying the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items on the ground near the virtual object.

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

before the dropping operations:

determining a time duration of the target virtual items staying within the partial-drop region before the release of the first drag operation; and

dropping the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items when the time duration is longer than a time threshold.

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

dropping the total number of the plurality of target virtual items when the time duration is less than the time threshold.

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

before the dropping operations:

displaying the first location and the second location within the partial-drop region when the target virtual items possessed by the virtual object have a quantity greater than a quantity threshold.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first location and the second location are displayed within the partial-drop region after the first drag operation is initiated on the icon.

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

displaying a setting interface; and

setting the user-customized number according to a setting operation received by the setting interface.

8 . A terminal, comprising: a processor and a memory, the memory storing at least one instruction, the at least one instruction, when executed by the processor, causing the terminal to perform a method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment, the method including:

displaying a user interface, the user interface including an icon corresponding to at least one type of a plurality of target virtual items possessed by a virtual object for playing a game in the virtual environment and a partial-drop region;

receiving a first drag operation of dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region;

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a fixed number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a first location within the partial-drop region, wherein the fixed number is less than a total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object; and

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a user-customized number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a second location within the partial-drop region, wherein the user-customized number is less than the total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object, wherein the dropped target virtual items are configured to be picked up and used by a second virtual object for playing the game in the virtual environment.

9 . The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

removing the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items from a virtual item list of the virtual object; and

displaying the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items on the ground near the virtual object.

10 . The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

before the dropping operations:

determining a time duration of the target virtual items staying within the partial-drop region before the release of the first drag operation; and

dropping the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items when the time duration is longer than a time threshold.

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

dropping the total number of the plurality of target virtual items when the time duration is less than the time threshold.

12 . The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

before the dropping operations:

displaying the first location and the second location within the partial-drop region when the target virtual items possessed by the virtual object have a quantity greater than a quantity threshold.

13 . The terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the first location and the second location are displayed within the partial-drop region after the first drag operation is initiated on the icon.

14 . The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a setting interface; and

setting the user-customized number according to a setting operation received by the setting interface.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing at least one instruction, the at least one instruction, when executed by a processor of a terminal, causing the terminal to perform a method for controlling a virtual object to drop a virtual item in a virtual environment, the method including:

displaying a user interface, the user interface including an icon corresponding to at least one type of a plurality of target virtual items possessed by a virtual object for playing a game in the virtual environment and a partial-drop region;

receiving a first drag operation of dragging target virtual items from the icon corresponding to the at least one type of virtual items to the partial-drop region;

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a fixed number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a first location within the partial-drop region, wherein the fixed number is less than a total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object; and

dropping, among the plurality of target virtual items, a user-customized number of target virtual items to the virtual environment in response to release of the first drag operation at a second location within the partial-drop region, wherein the user-customized number is less than the total number of the plurality of target virtual items possessed by the virtual object, wherein the dropped target virtual items are configured to be picked up and used by a second virtual object for playing the game in the virtual environment.

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

removing the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items from a virtual item list of the virtual object; and

displaying the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items on the ground near the virtual object.

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

before the dropping operations:

determining a time duration of the target virtual items staying within the partial-drop region before the release of the first drag operation; and

dropping the fixed or the user-customized number of target virtual items when the time duration is longer than a time threshold.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

dropping the total number of the plurality of target virtual items when the time duration is less than the time threshold.

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

before the dropping operations:

displaying the first location and the second location within the partial-drop region when the target virtual items possessed by the virtual object have a quantity greater than a quantity threshold.

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

displaying a setting interface; and

setting the user-customized number according to a setting operation received by the setting interface.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (3)

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