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Tencent Technology Granted Patent for Picture Update Method and Apparatus

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Tencent Technology, a prominent Chinese technology company, has been issued a patent for a picture update method and apparatus. The patent, titled "Picture update method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium," was filed on April 28, 2022, and published online on October 14, 2025. The patent's inventor, Wu Jiaping, has developed a method that enables the update of a picture displayed on a terminal based on sensor data collected by the terminal's physical sensor.

The patented method involves receiving sensor data sent by the terminal, writing the sensor data into a virtual sensor, and determining a multimedia picture based on the sensor data. The method also includes generating multimedia viewing angle update data and returning it to the terminal, which updates the displayed picture accordingly. The patent describes various implementations of the method, including using a virtual sensor abstraction layer and a shared memory to store and retrieve sensor data.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tencent Technology has been granted a patent for a picture update method and apparatus, which enables the update of a picture displayed on a terminal based on sensor data collected by the terminal's physical sensor.
  • The patented method involves receiving sensor data sent by the terminal, writing the sensor data into a virtual sensor, and determining a multimedia picture based on the sensor data.
  • The method uses a virtual sensor abstraction layer and a shared memory to store and retrieve sensor data, and generates multimedia viewing angle update data to update the displayed picture.
  • The patent describes various implementations of the method, including using a target container to store and manage sensor data, and using a sensor creation function to generate the sensor interface and shared memory.
  • The method also includes updating the head identifier based on a preset rollback threshold to obtain a target head identifier, and using the sensor data between the target head identifier and the tail identifier in the queue as target sensor data.

Statistics:

  • The patent was filed on April 28, 2022, and published online on October 14, 2025.
  • The patent has 11 claims, including claims for the picture update method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium.
  • The patent has a shared memory that stores sensor data and generates a virtual sensor device.
  • The method uses a virtual sensor abstraction layer to provide a virtual sensor list and a sensor interface.

Sources:

  • Wu, Jiaping. Picture update method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium. U.S. Patent Number 12440751, filed April 28, 2022, and published online on October 14, 2025.
  • Patent URL: https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(12440751)&db=USPAT&type=ids

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