# US 11,305,190 B2 · Location indication information display method, electronic apparatus, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,190 B2 - Document ID: US11305190B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/921,881 - Filed: 2020-07-06 - Published: 2020-10-22 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-27 - Assignees: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Applicants: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Inventors: Jin Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305190B2 ## CPC - A63F 13/525: Changing parameters of virtual cameras - A63F 13/2145: the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens - A63F 13/5375: for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying an arrow indicating a turn in a driving game - A63F 13/5378: for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps - A63F 2300/6653: for altering the visibility of an object, e.g. preventing the occlusion of an object, partially hiding an object - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A location indication information display method is provided for an electronic device. The method includes obtaining a distance between a first virtual object and a second virtual object in a virtual scene, and obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance. The distance is used to indicate a degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image, and a greater distance indicating a lower degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image. The method also includes displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object, where the location indication information of the second virtual object have different display content and display styles in response to different distances. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A location indication information display method for an electronic device, comprising: obtaining a distance between a first virtual object and a second virtual object in a virtual scene; obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance, wherein the distance is used to indicate a degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image, and a greater distance indicating a lower degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image; and displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object, wherein the location indication information of the second virtual object have different display content and display styles in response to different distances, wherein: when the distance is less than or equal to a target threshold, a display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes an indication icon and an object name of the second virtual object and the distance; and when the distance is greater than the target threshold, the display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes the indication icon and the object name of the second virtual object. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a display style of the location indication information changes according to a change of the distance. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance comprises: obtaining, when the distance falls within a first interval, a display size corresponding to the distance and transparency corresponding to the first interval as the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object, a greater distance indicating a smaller display size corresponding to the distance; obtaining, when the distance falls within a second interval, transparency corresponding to the distance and a display size corresponding to the second interval as the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object, a greater distance indicating greater transparency corresponding to the distance; and obtaining, when the distance falls within a third interval, a display size and transparency corresponding to the third interval as the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object comprises: obtaining a display location of the location indication information according to a location of the second virtual object; and displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the obtaining a display location of the location indication information according to a location of the second virtual object comprises: obtaining an area above or below the second virtual object as the display location of the location indication information according to the location of the second virtual object. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the obtaining a display location of the location indication information according to a location of the second virtual object further comprises: obtaining a location of the second virtual object relative to the first virtual object when the second virtual object is not in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object; and using a marginal area that is in the field-of-view image and that corresponds to the location as the display location of the location indication information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object comprises: displaying partial information in the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object when the second virtual object is not in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the partial information in the location indication information of the second virtual object comprises any one of the following: an indication icon of the second virtual object; and the indication icon of the second virtual object and the distance between the first virtual object and the second virtual object. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object further comprises: displaying the location of the second virtual object relative to the first virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object when the second virtual object is not in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in the field-of-view image according to target transparency when a display mode of the field-of-view image is switched from a first display mode to a second display mode, the target transparency being greater than transparency of the location indication information in the first display mode, and the second display mode being a mode of displaying the virtual scene after zooming in the virtual scene by a target multiple. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the display content and the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object changes according to a change of at least one of a health state and a motion state of the second virtual object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: canceling display of the location indication information of the second virtual object in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object upon detecting that the second virtual object is in a knocked-out state, and a duration of the knocked-out state reaches a target duration. ### Claim 13 An electronic device, comprising: a memory storing computer program instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory and, when executing the computer program instructions, configured to perform: obtaining a distance between a first virtual object and a second virtual object in a virtual scene; obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance, wherein the distance is used to indicate a degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image, and a greater distance indicating a lower degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image; and displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object, wherein the location indication information of the second virtual object have different display content and display styles in response to different distances, wherein: when the distance is less than or equal to a target threshold, a display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes an indication icon and an object name of the second virtual object and the distance; and when the distance is greater than the target threshold, the display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes the indication icon and the object name of the second virtual object. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance comprises: obtaining, when the distance falls within a first interval, a display size corresponding to the distance and transparency corresponding to the first interval as a display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object, a greater distance indicating a smaller display size corresponding to the distance; obtaining, when the distance falls within a second interval, transparency corresponding to the distance and a display size corresponding to the second interval as the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object, a greater distance indicating greater transparency corresponding to the distance; and obtaining, when the distance falls within a third interval, a display size and transparency corresponding to the third interval as the display style of the location indication information of the second virtual object. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object comprises: obtaining a display location of the location indication information according to a location of the second virtual object; and displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the obtaining a display location of the location indication information according to a location of the second virtual object further comprises: obtaining a location of the second virtual object relative to the first virtual object when the second virtual object is not in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object; and using a marginal area that is in the field-of-view image and that corresponds to the location as the display location of the location indication information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object comprises: displaying partial information in the location indication information of the second virtual object at the display location in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object when the second virtual object is not in the field-of-view image of the first virtual object. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform: obtaining a distance between a first virtual object and a second virtual object in a virtual scene; obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance, wherein the distance is used to indicate a degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image, and a greater distance indicating a lower degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image; and displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object, wherein the location indication information of the second virtual object have different display content and display styles in response to different distances, wherein: when the distance is less than or equal to a target threshold, a display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes an indication icon and an object name of the second virtual object and the distance; and when the distance is greater than the target threshold, the display content of the location indication information of the second virtual object includes the indication icon and the object name of the second virtual object.