Granted Patent B2

US 12,569,763 · App. 18/491,056 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventor: Zhihong Liu (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

A63F13/537A63F13/56

Abstract

Claims (51)

1 . A virtual object control method, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface (UI), the UI including a joystick control configured to control a virtual object to move;

receiving an operation signal initiated at a target region corresponding to the joystick control; and

controlling, in response to a touch position of the operation signal being detected at a display position corresponding to a running icon, the virtual object to run automatically in a virtual scene displayed in the UI,

wherein:

the running icon is a quick running icon in response to that the virtual object is at a standing state at a beginning time of the operational signal; or

the running icon is a quick stand-up icon in response to that the virtual object is at a non-standing state at the beginning time of the operational signal.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the virtual object to run comprises:

obtaining an attribute value corresponding to the operation signal;

determining a running speed of the virtual object according to the attribute value; and

controlling the virtual object to run in the virtual scene according to the running speed.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the virtual object to run comprises:

detecting an operation position corresponding to the operation signal;

determining a running direction of the virtual object according to the operation position; and

controlling the virtual object to run in the virtual scene according to the running direction.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the virtual object to run comprises:

controlling, in response to determining the operation signal is received and the virtual object is in a non-standing state, the virtual object to run in the virtual scene in the non-standing state.

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

receiving a posture switching instruction corresponding to the virtual object;

controlling, according to the posture switching instruction, the virtual object to switch from the non-standing state to a standing state; and

controlling the virtual object to automatically run in the virtual scene in the standing state.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UI further includes a quick stand-up icon configured to effect a state switching of the virtual object and to control the virtual object to automatically run in the virtual scene in response to the state switching.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the UI further includes a drag icon, and the method further comprises:

displaying the quick stand-up icon in response to determining a distance between a center position of the drag icon and a center position of the joystick control is greater than a distance threshold.

8 . A virtual object control apparatus, comprising: at least one memory storing computer program instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the computer program instructions and perform:

displaying a user interface (UI), the UI including a joystick control configured to control a virtual object to move;

receiving an operation signal initiated at a target region corresponding to the joystick control; and

controlling, in response to a touch position of the operation signal being detected at a display position corresponding to a running icon, the virtual object to run automatically in a virtual scene displayed in the UI,

wherein:

the running icon is a quick running icon in response to that the virtual object is at a standing state at a beginning time of the operational signal; or

the running icon is a quick stand-up icon in response to that the virtual object is at a non-standing state at the beginning time of the operational signal.

9 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein controlling the virtual object to run comprises:

detecting an operation position corresponding to the operation signal;

determining a running direction of the virtual object according to the operation position; and

controlling the virtual object to run in the virtual scene according to the running direction.

10 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein controlling the virtual object to run comprises:

controlling, in response to determining the operation signal is received and the virtual object is in a non-standing state, the virtual object to run in the virtual scene in the non-standing state.

11 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer program instructions and further perform:

receiving a posture switching instruction corresponding to the virtual object;

controlling, according to the posture switching instruction, the virtual object to switch from the non-standing state to a standing state; and

controlling the virtual object to automatically run in the virtual scene in the standing state.

12 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the UI further includes a quick stand-up icon configured to effect a state switching of the virtual object and to control the virtual object to automatically run in the virtual scene in response to the state switching.

13 . The virtual object control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the UI further includes a drag icon, and the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer program instructions and further perform:

displaying the quick stand-up icon in response to determining a distance between a center position of the drag icon and a center position of the joystick control is greater than a distance threshold.

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

displaying a user interface (UI), the UI including a joystick control configured to control a virtual object to move;

receiving an operation signal initiated at a target region corresponding to the joystick control; and

controlling, in response to a touch position of the operation signal being detected at a display position corresponding to a running icon, the virtual object to run automatically in a virtual scene displayed in the UI,

wherein:

the running icon is a quick running icon in response to that the virtual object is at a standing state at a beginning time of the operational signal; or

the running icon is a quick stand-up icon in response to that the virtual object is at a non-standing state at the beginning time of the operational signal.

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