Hangzhou Pawprint Interactive Entertainment Technology Co.

Two UI/UX patents rethink how players interact with virtual pets by breaking the traditional owner-companion relationship. One application describes a fusion system where the player character merges with their pet to unlock special abilities, shifting the experience from managing a separate companion to directly embodying those powers in first-person. The other flips the dynamic entirely by letting players transform into pets themselves, enabling them to socialize with other in-game pets as peers rather than as owners.

The Game Engines patent handles the technical layer of character-pet fusion, creating hybrid entities that retain skills from both the player and the companion. This system supports transformation-based gameplay in combat and interaction scenarios, moving away from simple command structures where pets follow or attack on cue. The merged form functions as a single entity during these phases, combining attributes for use in both NPC encounters and player-versus-player situations.