# US 10,768,812 B2 · Method, terminal, and storage medium for operating objects displayed on a graphical user interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,812 B2 - Document ID: US10768812B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/856,840 - Filed: 2017-12-28 - Published: 2018-05-03 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-10 - Assignees: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Applicants: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Inventors: Haosu Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768812B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - A63F 13/426: involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 9/451: Execution arrangements for user interfaces - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract In one aspect, a method of operating objects displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) includes: displaying on the GUI a skill indicator object; performing rendering, at one of a pre-set location and a wheel rendering location on the GUI, to obtain a skill-release supplementary control object, when detecting a skill-release trigger gesture on a skill object displayed on the graphical user interface, the skill-release supplementary control object including a skill-release control halo object and a virtual joystick object located within a radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; positioning the skill-release control halo object within the skill indicator object; adjusting, when detecting a drag operation on the virtual joystick object, a skill release location of the skill object on the GUI; and performing a skill release operation on the skill object when detecting a release operation of the drag operation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operating objects displayed on a graphical user interface, applied to a terminal including at least a memory and a processor, the method comprising: displaying on the graphical user interface a skill indicator object; performing rendering, at one of a pre-set location and a wheel rendering location on the graphical user interface, to obtain a skill-release supplementary control object, upon detecting a skill-release trigger gesture on a skill object displayed on the graphical user interface, the skill-release supplementary control object including a skill-release control halo object and a virtual joystick object located within a radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; positioning the skill-release control halo object within the skill indicator object; coupling the skill-release control halo object to the skill indicator object to be movable together relative to the graphical user interface and to the skill object; moving the skill-release control halo object as coupled to the skill indicator object together relative to the skill object, upon detecting a drag operation on the virtual joystick object, wherein the skill-release control halo object stays constant in position relative to the skill indicator object while moving relative to the graphical user interface and the skill object; and performing a skill release operation on the skill object upon detecting a release operation of the drag operation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting the drag operation on the virtual joystick object includes: obtaining a first pre-set policy, upon detecting that the drag operation on the virtual joystick object makes a current first coordinate location of the virtual joystick object outside of the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; and mapping the virtual joystick object to a second coordinate location according to the first pre-set policy, wherein the second coordinate location is within the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein performing the skill release operation on the skill object according to the release operation of the drag operation includes: identifying, within a skill releasable range defined by the skill indicator object, a target character object satisfying a second pre-set policy; and performing, on the target character object, the skill release operation as on the skill object. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein performing the skill release operation on the skill object according to the release operation of the drag operation includes: identifying, within a skill releasable range defined by the skill indicator object, a target character object satisfying a second pre-set policy; and performing, on the target character object, the skill release operation as on the skill object. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: adjusting, according to a user requirement, a drag movement speed of the virtual joystick object in response to the skill-release operation gesture. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein: the wheel rendering location is determined according to a touching or a sliding motion as detected. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a center of the skill-release control halo object is positioned to overlap a center of the virtual joystick object such that the skill-release control halo object is synchronously movable with the virtual joystick object. ### Claim 8 A terminal, comprising: a memory, storing computer readable instructions for an information processing method; a display for providing a graphical user interface; and a processor, coupled to the memory and, when executing the program instructions, configured to: display on the graphical user interface a skill indicator object; perform rendering at one of a pre-set location and a wheel rendering location on the graphical user interface, to obtain a skill-release supplementary control object upon detecting a skill-release trigger gesture on a skill object located displayed on the graphical user interface, the skill-release supplementary control object including a skill-release control halo object and a virtual joystick object located within a radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; position the skill-release control halo object within the skill indicator object; couple the skill-release control halo object to the skill indicator object to be movable together relative to the graphical user interface and to the skill object; move the skill-release control halo object as coupled to the skill indicator object together relative to the skill object, upon detecting a drag operation on the virtual joystick object, wherein the skill-release control halo object stays constant in position relative to the skill indicator object while moving relative to the graphical user interface and the skill object; and perform a skill release operation on the skill object when a release operation of the drag operation is detected. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: obtain a first pre-set policy when it is detected that the drag operation on the virtual joystick object makes a current first coordinate location of the virtual joystick object outside of the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; and map the virtual joystick object to a second coordinate location according to the first pre-set policy, wherein the second coordinate location is within the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify, within a skill releasable range defined by the skill indicator object, a target character object satisfying a second pre-set policy; and perform, on the target character object, the skill release operation as on the skill object. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify, within a skill releasable range defined by the skill indicator object, a target character object satisfying a second pre-set policy; and perform, on the target character object, the skill release operation as on the skill object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to: adjust, according to a user requirement, a drag movement speed of the virtual joystick object in response to the skill-release operation gesture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein: the wheel rendering location is determined according to a touching or sliding motion as detected. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein a center of the skill-release control halo object is positioned to overlap a center of the virtual joystick object such that the skill-release control halo object is synchronously movable with the virtual joystick object. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable program instructions for, when executed by a processor, performing an information processing method, the method including: displaying on the graphical user interface a skill indicator object; performing rendering, at one of a pre-set location and a wheel rendering location on the graphical user interface, to obtain a skill-release supplementary control object, upon detecting a skill-release trigger gesture on a skill object displayed on the graphical user interface, the skill-release supplementary control object including a skill-release control halo object and a virtual joystick object located within a radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; positioning the skill-release control halo object within the skill indicator object; coupling the skill-release control halo object to the skill indicator object to be movable together relative to the graphical user interface and the skill object; moving the skill-release control halo object as coupled to the skill indicator object together relative to the skill object, upon detecting a drag operation on the virtual joystick object, wherein the skill-release control halo object stays constant in position relative to the skill indicator object while moving relative to the graphical user interface and the skill object; and performing a skill release operation on the skill object upon detecting a release operation of the drag operation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein detecting the drag operation on the virtual joystick object includes: obtaining a first pre-set policy, upon detecting that the drag operation on the virtual joystick object makes a current first coordinate location of the virtual joystick object be outside of the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object; and mapping the virtual joystick object to a second coordinate location according to the first pre-set policy, wherein the second coordinate location is within the radiation range of the skill-release control halo object. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein performing the skill release operation on the skill object according to the release operation of the drag operation includes: identifying, within a skill releasable range defined by the skill indicator object, a target character object satisfying a second pre-set policy; and performing, on the target character object, the skill release operation as on the skill object. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the method further includes: adjusting, according to a user requirement, a drag movement speed of the virtual joystick object in response to the skill-release operation gesture. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein: the wheel rendering location is determined according to a touching or sliding motion as detected. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein a center of the skill-release control halo object is positioned to overlap a center of the virtual joystick object such that the skill-release control halo object is synchronously movable with the virtual joystick object.