Game client control method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic apparatus

• US 11,007,426 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2019
• Issued: 05/18/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Tian, Tian Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US16/572,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20200009453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5258 by dynamically adapting the position of the virtual camera to keep a game object or game character in its viewing frustum, e.g. for tracking a character or a ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/38 with means for controlling the display position

Abstract

Provided is a game client control method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic apparatus. The method including obtaining first orientation data detected by a target detection apparatus, a game client being installed on a mobile terminal, the target detection apparatus being disposed in the mobile terminal, a game screen of the game client being at a first angle of view according to the first orientation data, and the first orientation data comprising a first orientation of the mobile terminal, obtaining second orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the second orientation data including a second orientation of the mobile terminal, and switching the game screen from the game screen at the first angle of view to a game screen at a second angle of view based on relative orientation data between the second orientation data and the first orientation data satisfying a target condition.

Claims

1. A game client control method, the method performed by at least one processor and comprising:

obtaining first orientation data detected by a target detection apparatus, a game client being installed on a mobile terminal, the target detection apparatus being disposed in the mobile terminal, a game screen of the game client being at a first angle of view according to the first orientation data, and the first orientation data comprising a first orientation of the mobile terminal;

obtaining, during movement of the mobile terminal, second orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the second orientation data comprising a second orientation of the mobile terminal, and the second orientation being different from the first orientation; and

switching the game screen displayed by the game client from the game screen at the first angle of view to a game screen at a second angle of view based on relative orientation data between the second orientation data and the first orientation data satisfying a target condition, the second angle of view being different from the first angle of view,

wherein the switching further comprises;

receiving a second adjustment parameter, the second adjustment parameter being used to adjust a changing speed at which the game screen changes from the first angle of view to the second angle of view, to obtain a target changing speed; and

controlling the game screen of the game client to change from the first angle of view to the second angle of view according to the target changing speed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching further comprises:

receiving an operation instruction through the game client, the operation instruction instructing the game client to perform a target operation; and

controlling the game client to perform the target operation based on the received operation instruction.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching further comprises:

obtaining rotation data for changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, the rotation data indicating a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates from the first orientation to the second orientation, and the relative orientation data comprising the rotation data; and

determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to a first threshold.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein

the obtaining rotation data for changing the first orientation data to be the second orientation data further comprises:

obtaining first rotation data on a rotation of the mobile terminal around a first coordinate axis and second rotation data on a rotation of the mobile terminal around a second coordinate axis during changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, the first rotation data comprising a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates around the first coordinate axis, and the second rotation data comprising a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates around the second coordinate axis; and

wherein the determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold further comprises;

determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the first rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold, and the second rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the switching further comprises:

obtaining a first coordinate value corresponding to the first rotation data and a second coordinate value corresponding to the second rotation data, the first coordinate value being used for determining the game screen at the second angle of view in a first direction, and the second coordinate value being used for determining the game screen at the second angle of view in a second direction; and

moving the game screen at the first angle of view by the first coordinate value in the first direction and moving the game screen at the first angle of view by the second coordinate value in the second direction based on determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition, to obtain the game screen at the second angle of view.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the switching further comprises:

moving the game screen at the first angle of view by a target movement distance corresponding to the first threshold, to obtain the game screen at the second angle of view.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold further comprises:

determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold and being less than a second threshold.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein

the switching further comprises receiving a first adjustment parameter, the first adjustment parameter being used to adjust the first threshold to be a third threshold;

and

wherein the determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition further comprises determining that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to the third threshold.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching further comprises:

receiving a resetting instruction, the resetting instruction for resetting an angle of view of the game screen, to obtain a third angle of view;

saving the second orientation data after receiving the resetting instruction, and obtaining third orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the third orientation data comprising a third orientation of the mobile terminal, and the third orientation being different from the second orientation; and

switching the game screen displayed by the game client from the game screen at the third angle of view to a game screen at a fourth angle of view based on relative orientation data between the third orientation data and the second orientation data satisfying the target condition, the third angle of view being different from the fourth angle of view.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining first orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus further comprises:

controlling an angle of view of the game screen to change by using a touchscreen control instruction, the touchscreen control instruction being generated by a touchscreen operation; and

obtaining the first orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus based on controlling the angle of view of the game screen to change to be the first angle of view by using the touchscreen control instruction;

or

obtaining the first orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus based on receiving a target operation in a target area of the game client.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target detection apparatus is at least one of a gyroscope and a gravity sensor.

14. An electronic apparatus, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and is operable on the processor, the processor performing the game client control method according to claim 1.

12. A game client control apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store computer program code; and

at least one processor configured to access the computer program code and operate as instructed by the computer program code, the computer program code comprising;

first obtaining code configured to cause the at least one processor to obtain first orientation data detected by a target detection apparatus, a game client being installed on a mobile terminal, the target detection apparatus being disposed in the mobile terminal, a game screen of the game client being at a first angle of view according to the first orientation data, and the first orientation data comprising a first orientation of the mobile terminal;

second obtaining code configured to cause the at least one processor to obtain, during movement of the mobile terminal, second orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the second orientation data comprising a second orientation of the mobile terminal, and the second orientation being different from the first orientation; and

control code configured to cause the at least one processor to;

switch the game screen displayed by the game client from the game screen at the first angle of view to a game screen at a second angle of view based on relative orientation data between the second orientation data and the first orientation data satisfying a target condition, the second angle of view being different from the first angle of view;

receive a second adjustment parameter, the second adjustment parameter being used to adjust a changing speed at which the game screen changes from the first angle of view to the second angle of view, to obtain a target changing speed; and

control the game screen of the game client to change from the first angle of view to the second angle of view according to the target changing speed.

15. The game client control apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to:

receive an operation instruction through the game client, the operation instruction instructing the game client to perform a target operation; and

control the game client to perform the target operation based on the received operation instruction.

16. The game client control apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to:

obtain rotation data for changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, the rotation data indicating a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates from the first orientation to the second orientation, and the relative orientation data comprising the rotation data; and

determine that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to a first threshold.

17. The game client control apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the control code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to:

obtain first rotation data on a rotation of the mobile terminal around a first coordinate axis and second rotation data on a rotation of the mobile terminal around a second coordinate axis during changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, the first rotation data comprising a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates around the first coordinate axis, and the second rotation data comprising a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates around the second coordinate axis; and

determine that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the first rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold, and the second rotation data being greater than or equal to the first threshold.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing executable instructions, the executable instructions capable of causing a computer to:

obtain first orientation data detected by a target detection apparatus, a game client being installed on a mobile terminal, the target detection apparatus being disposed in the mobile terminal, a game screen of the game client being at a first angle of view according to the first orientation data, and the first orientation data comprising a first orientation of the mobile terminal;

obtain, during movement of the mobile terminal, second orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the second orientation data comprising a second orientation of the mobile terminal, and the second orientation being different from the first orientation;

switch the game screen displayed by the game client from the game screen at the first angle of view to a game screen at a second angle of view based on relative orientation data between the second orientation data and the first orientation data satisfying a target condition, the second angle of view being different from the first angle of view;

receive a second adjustment parameter, the second adjustment parameter being used to adjust a changing speed at which the game screen changes from the first angle of view to the second angle of view, to obtain a target changing speed; and

control the game screen of the game client to change from the first angle of view to the second angle of view according to the target changing speed.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the executable instructions are further capable of causing the computer to:

receive an operation instruction through the game client, the operation instruction instructing the game client to perform a target operation; and

control the game client to perform the target operation based on the received operation instruction.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the executable instructions are further capable of causing the computer to:

obtain rotation data for changing from the first orientation to the second orientation, the rotation data indicating a rotation angle by which the mobile terminal rotates from the first orientation to the second orientation, and the relative orientation data comprising the rotation data; and

determine that the relative orientation data satisfies the target condition based on the rotation data being greater than or equal to a first threshold.