Virtual Object Control Continuity via Preliminary Action

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for controlling virtual controlled objects in games suffer from low efficiency due to operation loss, leading to interrupted control and reduced player experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that detect a first target operating instruction from a touch operation and continue the virtual controlled object's movement in the same direction even after the touch operation is lost, using pre-judgment to maintain control and prevent interruption.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the terminal stops controlling the virtual controlled object when the touch operation is lost, then the control accuracy is improved, but the control continuity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol accuracyVSAvoidcontrol continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDuration of action of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal performs preliminary judgment on the operation to be executed by the virtual controlled object before the touch operation is completely lost. By predicting and preparing the continuation of movement in the same direction, the system maintains control continuity while preserving the user's intended action, thus resolving the contradiction between control accuracy and control continuity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the virtual controlled object stops moving when the touch operation is lost, then the operation reliability is improved, but the productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation reliabilityVSAvoidcontrolling efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal enables the virtual controlled object to continue moving in the same direction even after the touch operation is lost, based on preliminary judgment of the intended operation. This maintains the continuity of useful action, improving productivity while ensuring operation reliability through predictive control that aligns with user intent.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Duration of action of moving object

If the terminal continues controlling the virtual controlled object after touch operation is lost, then the control continuity is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol continuityVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal uses preliminary judgment mechanisms to predict the user's intended operation before the touch operation is completely lost. By pre-determining the continuation of movement based on the last known valid operation, the system achieves control continuity without requiring complex real-time decision-making algorithms, thus managing device complexity while improving control continuity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11219820B2Control method for virtual controlled object, apparatus, storage medium, and electronic apparatus
Publication Date: 2022.01.11 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for controlling a virtual controlled object performed at a terminal. The method includes: detecting a first target operating instruction produced by a first touch operation while a client is running a game on the terminal; in response to the first target operating instruction, controlling a virtual controlled object in the game to move toward a target direction; and while controlling the virtual controlled object to move toward the target direction, controlling, by the terminal, the virtual controlled object to continue to movement toward the target direction after detecting that the first touch operation is lost. The embodiments of the present disclosure resolve a technical problem of low efficiency of controlling a virtual controlled object in the related art.