ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,987, issued on June 10, was assigned to Tencent Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Method and apparatus for displaying virtual item, device, and storage medium" was invented by Li Yao (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for displaying a virtual item includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture, the first virtual environment picture displaying a second virtual item in an effective state; controlling, in response to a use instruction, a target virtual character to use an equipped first virtual item; displaying, in response to the second virtual item being located within a first influence range of t...