US 12,169,879 B2
Virtual prop allocation method and related apparatuses
Yuxuan Liang, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,502.
Application 17/581,502 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/124292, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 202010010741.3 (CN), filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0148231 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/131 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 11/00 (2013.01) [H04L 67/131 (2022.05); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of virtual prop allocation, comprising:
obtaining a geographic location and environment information of a first terminal device participating in a first scene, wherein the environment information includes a current weather condition of a geographical area of the first terminal;
assigning an allocation weight to the first terminal device according to user age associated with the first terminal device, the allocation weight indicating a probability that the first terminal device will obtain a virtual prop;
determining a terminal device group associated with a region on a map, the terminal device group including the first terminal device;
selecting, for the first terminal device, a first virtual prop from a prop pool of candidate virtual props associated with the region of the terminal device group based on (i) the geographic location and the environment information of the first terminal device participating in the first scene and based on (ii) the allocation weight of the first terminal device such that a type of the first virtual prop selected from the prop pool corresponding to the current weather condition of the geographical area of the first terminal device and different types of virtual props correspond to different weather conditions;
determining geographic location information for releasing the first virtual prop; and
transmitting, to the first terminal device, the geographic location information for releasing the first virtual prop, wherein
the current weather condition is rain,
the first virtual prop selected is one of an umbrella type, and
the umbrella type is selected from a group including a small umbrella and a large umbrella depending on the allocation weight, wherein a higher allocation weight corresponds to selection of the large umbrella over the small umbrella.