US 11,980,817 B2
Virtual role conversion method and apparatus
Jian Hu, Shenzhen (CN); and Peixin Huang, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/707,348.
Application 17/707,348 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/128723, filed on Nov. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 202010136369.0 (CN), filed on Mar. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0379218 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 13/58 (2014.01); A63F 13/537 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/58 (2014.09) [A63F 13/537 (2014.09)] 22 Claims
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1. A role conversion method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:
displaying a virtual environment, a first movable virtual object and a second movable virtual object being simultaneously displayed in the virtual environment;
obtaining a role conversion instruction for the first virtual object;
converting the first virtual object to a target virtual object having a same role as the second virtual object in response to the role conversion instruction; and
assigning a role attribute the same as that of the second virtual object to the target virtual object, the role attribute comprises a skill attribute.