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US 12,551,797 · App. 17/494,788 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Virtual object control method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

Inventors: Peiyan Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yuan Fu (Shenzhen, CN); Jiancai Cheng (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
A63F13/56A63F13/218A63F13/5252A63F13/5255
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Patent No.
US 12,551,797
App. No.
17/494,788
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A virtual object control method includes: displaying a first scene picture. The first scene picture includes a summoned object controlling control and a character controlling control in a virtual scene interface used for presenting a virtual scene. In response to a first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, it is displayed that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene based on operation information of the first touch operation. Further, in response to a second touch operation on the character controlling control, it is displayed that a virtual character performs a behavior action corresponding to the character controlling control.

Claims (65)

1 . A virtual object control method, performed by a terminal coupled with a touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying a first scene picture in a virtual scene interface used for presenting a virtual scene, the first scene picture being a picture of the virtual scene observed from a viewing angle corresponding to a virtual summoned object in the virtual scene, the first scene picture including the virtual summoned object, a summoned object controlling control and a character controlling control that are simultaneously presented at different locations on the same touch screen;

displaying, in response to a first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control presented on the touch screen, that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene based on operation information of the first touch operation; and

displaying, in a movement process of the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene and in response to a second touch operation on the character controlling control presented on the touch screen, that a virtual character performs a behavior action corresponding to the character controlling control,

wherein the second touch operation on the character controlling control is detected at a same time when the virtual summoned object is controlled to move in response to the first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, and the virtual summoned object and the virtual character are controlled at the same time without an additional switching operation.

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

displaying a second scene picture in the virtual scene interface, the second scene picture being a picture of the virtual scene observed from a viewing angle corresponding to the virtual character; and

controlling, in response to receiving a third touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, the virtual character to summon the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein displaying the first scene picture in the virtual scene interface comprises:

switching, in response to receiving a fourth touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, a scene picture in the virtual scene interface from the second scene picture to the first scene picture for displaying, comprising: raising an observing lens for the virtual scene from a viewing angle corresponding to the virtual character in the second scene picture to the viewing angle corresponding to the virtual summoned object and placing an anchor point of the lens before the virtual summoned object to obtain the first scene picture;

the fourth touch operation being performed after the third touch operation.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein displaying the second scene picture in the virtual scene interface comprises:

superimposing and displaying, in response to receiving a fourth touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, a thumbnail picture of the second scene picture on an upper layer of the first scene picture, a size of the thumbnail picture being less than a size of the first scene picture.

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

switching display positions of the first scene picture and the second scene picture in response to receiving a picture switching operation.

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

restoring and displaying the second scene picture in the virtual scene interface in response to that a picture restore condition is met, wherein the picture restore condition includes that:

a trigger operation on a controlling release control in the virtual scene interface is received;

a triggered effect corresponding to the virtual summoned object is triggered; or

a duration after the virtual summoned object is summoned reaches a preset valid duration.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene comprises:

obtaining, in response to the first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, an offset angle of the virtual summoned object relative to an initial direction based on the operation information of the first touch operation; and

controlling a movement direction of the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene according to the offset angle.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the operation information includes a relative direction, and the relative direction is a direction of an operation position of the first touch operation relative to a center position of the summoned object controlling control, and wherein obtaining the offset angle of the virtual summoned object comprises:

determining a target offset angle of the virtual summoned object relative to the initial direction based on the relative direction;

obtaining the target offset angle as the offset angle in response to determining that the target offset angle is within a deflectable angle range;

obtaining, in response to determining that the target offset angle is greater than an angle upper limit of the deflectable angle range, the angle upper limit as the offset angle; and

obtaining, in response to determining that the target offset angle is less than an angle lower limit of the deflectable angle range, the angle lower limit as the offset angle.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

presenting an angle indicator pattern corresponding to the virtual summoned object in the first scene picture, the angle indicator pattern being used for indicating the deflectable angle range.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

presenting an angle indicator identifier in the first scene picture, the angle indicator identifier being used for indicating a movement direction of the virtual summoned object in the first scene picture.

11 . A virtual object control apparatus, comprising: a memory storing computer program instructions; a touchscreen, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program instructions and perform:

displaying a first scene picture in a virtual scene interface used for presenting a virtual scene, the first scene picture being a picture of the virtual scene observed from a viewing angle corresponding to a virtual summoned object in the virtual scene, the first scene picture including the virtual summoned object, a summoned object controlling control and a character controlling control that are simultaneously presented at different locations on the same touch screen;

displaying, in response to a first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control presented on the touch screen, that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene based on operation information of the first touch operation; and

displaying, in a movement process of the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene and in response to a second touch operation on the character controlling control presented on the touch screen, that a virtual character performs a behavior action corresponding to the character controlling control,

wherein the second touch operation on the character controlling control is detected at a same time when the virtual summoned object is controlled to move in response to the first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, and the virtual summoned object and the virtual character are controlled at the same time without an additional switching operation.

12 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein processor is further configured to execute the computer program instructions and perform:

displaying a second scene picture in the virtual scene interface, the second scene picture being a picture of the virtual scene observed from a viewing angle corresponding to the virtual character; and

controlling, in response to receiving a third touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, the virtual character to summon the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene.

13 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein displaying the first scene picture in the virtual scene interface includes:

switching, in response to receiving a fourth touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, a scene picture in the virtual scene interface from the second scene picture to the first scene picture for displaying,

the fourth touch operation being performed after the third touch operation.

14 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein displaying the second scene picture in the virtual scene interface includes:

superimposing and displaying, in response to receiving a fourth touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, a thumbnail picture of the second scene picture on an upper layer of the first scene picture, a size of the thumbnail picture being less than a size of the first scene picture.

15 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein processor is further configured to execute the computer program instructions and perform:

switching display positions of the first scene picture and the second scene picture in response to receiving a picture switching operation.

16 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein processor is further configured to execute the computer program instructions and perform:

restoring and displaying the second scene picture in the virtual scene interface in response to that a picture restore condition is met, wherein the picture restore condition includes that:

a trigger operation on a controlling release control in the virtual scene interface is received;

a triggered effect corresponding to the virtual summoned object is triggered; or

a duration after the virtual summoned object is summoned reaches a preset valid duration.

17 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein displaying that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene includes:

obtaining, in response to the first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, an offset angle of the virtual summoned object relative to an initial direction based on the operation information of the first touch operation; and

controlling a movement direction of the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene according to the offset angle.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by at least one processor to perform:

displaying a first scene picture in a virtual scene interface used for presenting a virtual scene, the first scene picture being a picture of the virtual scene observed from a viewing angle corresponding to a virtual summoned object in the virtual scene, the first scene picture including the virtual summoned object, a summoned object controlling control and a character controlling control that are simultaneously presented at different locations on a same touch screen coupled to the at least one processor;

displaying, in response to a first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control presented on the touch screen, that the virtual summoned object moves in the virtual scene based on operation information of the first touch operation; and

displaying, in a movement process of the virtual summoned object in the virtual scene and in response to a second touch operation on the character controlling control presented on the touch screen, that a virtual character performs a behavior action corresponding to the character controlling control,

wherein the second touch operation on the character controlling control is detected at a same time when the virtual summoned object is controlled to move in response to the first touch operation on the summoned object controlling control, and the virtual summoned object and the virtual character are controlled at the same time without an additional switching operation.

19 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the behavior action corresponding to the character controlling control is a movement action; and

the virtual summoned object and the virtual character are controlled to move respectively at the same time without the additional switching operation.

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

in a process of switching from the second scene picture to the first scene picture, providing a transition picture that represents a change of the viewing angle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2021
From: LI, PEIYAN; FU, YUAN; CHENG, JIANCAI
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057708/0947 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010350845.9 · Apr 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021083306 · Mar 26, 2021
Related Publication 20220023761A1 · Jan 27, 2022
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