US 11,904,241 B2
Virtual item control method and apparatus, terminal, and storage medium
Shengyu Wu, Shenzhen (CN); Cong Tian, Shenzhen (CN); Meng Qiu, Shenzhen (CN); Jingjing He, Shenzhen (CN); Dancheng Zou, Shenzhen (CN); Boyi Liu, Shenzhen (CN); Weijian Cui, Shenzhen (CN); and Yi Li, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/535,014.
Application 17/535,014 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/114392, filed on Aug. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010923419.X (CN), filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080313 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 13/533 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); A63F 13/573 (2014.01); A63F 13/837 (2014.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC A63F 13/533 (2014.09) [A63F 13/52 (2014.09); A63F 13/573 (2014.09); A63F 13/837 (2014.09); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); A63F 2300/308 (2013.01); A63F 2300/646 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8076 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A virtual item control method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of item icons after a press operation on a throw button is detected, the plurality of item icons comprising a target item icon;
controlling, in response to the press operation moving to the target item icon and a duration reaches a target duration, a virtual object to hold a target virtual item corresponding to the target item icon, the duration being defined by the period of the press operation on the target item icon;
controlling, in response to a movement of the press operation, the virtual object to aim at a target position; and
controlling, in response to a release of the press operation, the virtual object to release the target virtual item toward the target position.