Tencent filed 4 patents across 3 categories: Platforms (1), UI/UX (2), and Esports (1).
The Platforms patent covers a cross-Platforms bullet comment system that enables real-time interaction between game and video Platforms users through virtual in-game screens. UI/UX filings address live control repositioning during active gameplay and a touch-based system for mobile shooter players to switch between multiple weapon accessories via a dynamic panel. The Esports patent describes an interactive win-rate visualization for VOD playback that allows viewers to tap event markers and understand momentum shifts during matches.
The Platforms patent bridges gaming and video Streaming by aggregating bullet comments from both environments onto a single playback surface embedded within a game. Users can see and interact with comments from two separate Platformss simultaneously without switching applications. The system also allows viewers on the video Platforms to establish follow relationships with gaming Platforms users directly through the bullet comment interface.
Two UI/UX patents improve mobile gaming controls through real-time adjustment and streamlined accessory management. The first lets players reposition interface elements by dragging them during live gameplay rather than previewing changes on a static screenshot in a settings menu. The second replaces sequential accessory cycling with a multi-slot panel that displays 3 or more options at once, letting mobile shooter players select any accessory in a single touch gesture instead of toggling through them one by one.
An Esports patent connects win-rate fluctuations to the specific events that caused them during video-on-demand playback. Viewers can tap markers on the timeline to see which in-game moments triggered each momentum shift, transforming a curve that only shows outcomes into an interface that explains causality.
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