Data processing method, terminal and server

• US 9,737,806 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2016
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Mo, Xichang, Huang, Liang, Wang, Chaofan, Zhang, Zheng
• Primary Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US15/265,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20170001113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• Field of Search: 463 40, 463 42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/358 Adapting the game course according to the network or server load, e.g. for reducing latency due to different connection speeds between clients
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence

Abstract

A data processing method includes; determining, after receiving a casting instruction input by a user for a specified skill, first-type action data corresponding to the specified skill, the first-type action data being data that can be displayed before a server makes a response sending a data requesting message to the server, the data requesting message being used for requesting second-type action data corresponding to the specified skill, and displaying the first-type action data, the second-type action data being data that cannot be displayed until the server makes a response; and receiving the second-type action data sent by the server, and displaying the second-type action data.

Claims

1. A data processing method, comprising:

at a terminal having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors,

receiving, by the terminal, casting instruction input by a user for a specified skill of a virtual character,

determining, by the terminal, after receiving the casting instruction input by the user for the specified skill, a first action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character;

displaying, by the terminal, the first action data;

sending, by the terminal, a requesting message to a server, the requesting message being used for requesting a second action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character;

receiving, by the terminal, the second action data sent by the server; and

displaying, by the terminal, the second action data after the second action data being received from the server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the first action data is displayed, the method further comprises:

listening, to determine whether the second action data is received.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein,

Buffering, by the terminal, the second action data if it is detected by means of listening that the second action data has arrived before display of the first action data is finished.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein,

continuing to display preset redundant action data associated with the first action data if the second action data has not arrived yet when display of the first action data is finished.

5. A data processing method, comprising:

at a server having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors,

receiving, by the server, a data requesting message sent by a terminal when the terminal displays a first action data corresponding to a specified skill of a virtual character, the data requesting message being used for requesting a second action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character;

determining, by the server according to the data requesting message, the second action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character; and

sending, by the server, the second action data to the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein after the receiving a data requesting message sent by the terminal, the method further comprises:

buffering, by the server, the data requesting message and recording an expiration time of the data requesting message when determining that the data requesting message arrives at the server ahead of time; and

reading, by the server, the data requesting message when the expiration time arrives.

7. A terminal, comprising processors and various program modules storing processor-executable instructions, the program modules comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a casting instruction input by a user for a specified skill of a virtual character;

a determining unit, configured to determine a first action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character received by the receiving unit;

a sending unit, configured to send a data requesting message to the server, the data requesting message being used for requesting a second action data corresponding to the specified skill of the virtual character received by the receiving unit; and

a display unit, configured to display the first action data determined by the determining unit;

the receiving unit being further configured to receive the second action data sent by the server; and

the display unit being further configured to display the second action data received by the receiving unit.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, further comprising:

a listening unit, configured to listen, when the display unit displays the first action data, to determine whether the second action data is received.

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

a buffering unit, configured to buffer the second action data if the listening unit detects the second action data has arrived before display of the first action data is finished.

10. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein

the display unit is further configured to continue to display preset redundant action data associated with the first action data if the listening unit detects by means of listening that the second action data has not arrived yet when display of the first action data is finished.