阅读说明：本技术 直播平台互动方法及装置、电子设备、存储介质 (Live broadcast platform interaction method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium ) 是由 谢纨楠 李�学 于 2020-07-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开关于一种直播平台互动方法及装置、电子设备、存储介质。所述方法包括：响应于检测到表征观看用户向直播间内主播赠送虚拟物品的赠送操作,生成表征将第一虚拟物品赠送给主播的第一赠送请求；将所述第一赠送请求发送给服务器,以使所述服务器响应于所述第一赠送请求生成表征赠送操作是否分配到第二虚拟物品的提醒信息；获取并显示所述服务器返回的所述提醒信息。本实施例中仅需要观看用户一次操作,就可以将第一虚拟物品完成赠送并确定是否为本次赠送操作分配第二虚拟物品,可以减少操作次数,缩短操作流程,提升观看直播的体验以及与主播交互的体验。(The disclosure relates to a live broadcast platform interaction method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor in a live broadcast room, generating a first gifting request that characterizes the gifting of the first virtual item to the anchor; sending the first gifting request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether a gifting operation is allocated to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request; and acquiring and displaying the reminding information returned by the server. In this embodiment, only one operation of the user needs to be watched, the first virtual item can be presented and whether the second virtual item is allocated for the present presentation operation is determined, so that the operation times can be reduced, the operation flow can be shortened, and the experience of watching live broadcast and the experience of interaction with the anchor broadcast can be improved.)

1. A live broadcast platform interaction method is applied to a client side and comprises the following steps:

in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor in a live broadcast room, generating a first gifting request that characterizes a gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor;

sending the first gifting request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether a gifting operation is allocated to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request;

and acquiring and displaying the reminding information returned by the server.

2. The live platform interaction method of claim 1, wherein detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to a host broadcast in a live room comprises:

in response to detecting a first trigger operation of a watching user, displaying a virtual article panel on a live interface of the live broadcast room; a plurality of virtual articles are included in the virtual article panel;

in response to detecting a selection operation of a viewing user on the virtual article panel, acquiring an article ID of a virtual article corresponding to the selection operation;

detecting whether a virtual key for representing a given virtual article on the live broadcast interface is triggered;

and when the virtual key is triggered, determining that the presentation operation of the watching user for the main broadcast of the virtual item in the live broadcast room is detected.

3. The live platform interaction method of claim 2, wherein before detecting the first trigger operation of the viewing user, the method further comprises:

responding to the starting operation of a viewing user, sending a virtual article configuration request to the server, wherein the virtual article configuration request is used for requesting the server to acquire the virtual article configuration list and sending the virtual article configuration list to the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

acquiring the virtual article configuration list;

and generating a trigger operation key for representing and viewing the plurality of virtual articles, wherein the trigger operation key can display a virtual article panel on the client after being triggered.

4. The live platform interaction method of claim 1, wherein generating a first gifting request characterizing gifting a first virtual item to the anchor comprises:

acquiring a live broadcast room ID, a virtual article ID and a watching user ID based on the giving operation;

generating a first gifting request characterizing gifting a first virtual item to the anchor based on the live room ID, the virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

5. The live platform interaction method of claim 1, wherein the gifting operation comprises one of: the present giving operation, the present giving operation and the previous preset number of times of giving operations.

6. A live broadcast platform interaction method is applied to a server and comprises the following steps:

acquiring a first presentation request sent by a client; the first comp request includes a viewing user ID;

obtaining a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the ID of the viewing user; the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed or not;

when the feedback result indicates that the present giving operation is distributed to the second virtual article, generating reminding information;

and sending the reminding information to the client so as to enable the client to display the reminding information.

7. The utility model provides a live platform interactive installation which characterized in that is applied to the customer end, includes:

a first request generation module configured to perform, in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor within a live broadcast room, a first gifting request that characterizes a gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor;

a gifting request sending module configured to execute sending the first gifting request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether a gifting operation is allocated to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request;

and the reminding information acquisition module is configured to execute acquisition and display of the reminding information returned by the server.

8. The utility model provides a live platform interactive installation which characterized in that is applied to the server, includes:

the first request acquisition module is configured to execute acquisition of a first donation request sent by the client; the comp request includes a viewing user ID;

a feedback result obtaining module configured to perform obtaining of a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed or not;

the reminding information generating module is configured to execute generating reminding information when the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is distributed to the second virtual article;

a reminding information sending module configured to execute sending the reminding information to the client, so that the client reminds the viewing user by displaying the reminding information.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing the processor executable program; wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable program in the memory to implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

10. A storage medium, wherein an executable program in the storage medium is capable of performing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 when executed.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of internet application technologies, and in particular, to a live broadcast platform interaction method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

With the development of live broadcasting technology, the interaction between the audience and the anchor is more and more convenient. For example, a gift-giving anchor may be selected when the audience comparatively approves the anchor; the server identifies the gift and deducts the fee when receiving the request of presenting the gift from the audience. In practical application, the live broadcast platform sets some awards, for example, the gift is given for a certain number of times and then the gift can participate in lottery, if the audience wishes to participate in lottery, a lottery request can be sent to the server, and the server can respond to the lottery request, generate a lottery result after deducting the fee and feed the lottery result back to the audience. However, for the audience who presents gifts and lotteries frequently, the interaction times are large, the operation flow is long, and the interaction experience of the audience is possibly reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a live broadcast platform interaction method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium, to at least solve the problems in the related art.

The technical scheme of the disclosure is as follows:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a live broadcast platform interaction method, applied to a client, the method including:

in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor in a live broadcast room, generating a first gifting request that characterizes a gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor;

sending the first gifting request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether a gifting operation is allocated to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request;

and acquiring and displaying the reminding information returned by the server.

Optionally, detecting a gifting operation that characterizes the viewing user in gifting the virtual item to the main broadcast in the live broadcast room includes:

in response to detecting a first trigger operation of a watching user, displaying a virtual article panel on a live interface of the live broadcast room; a plurality of virtual articles are included in the virtual article panel;

in response to detecting a selection operation of a viewing user on the virtual article panel, acquiring an article ID of a virtual article corresponding to the selection operation;

detecting whether a virtual key for representing a given virtual article on the live broadcast interface is triggered;

and when the virtual key is triggered, determining that the presentation operation of the watching user for the main broadcast of the virtual item in the live broadcast room is detected.

Optionally, before detecting the first trigger operation of the viewing user, the method further includes:

responding to the starting operation of a viewing user, sending a virtual article configuration request to the server, wherein the virtual article configuration request is used for requesting the server to acquire the virtual article configuration list and sending the virtual article configuration list to the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

acquiring the virtual article configuration list;

and generating a trigger operation key for representing and viewing the plurality of virtual articles, wherein the trigger operation key can display a virtual article panel on the client after being triggered.

Optionally, generating a first gifting request characterizing gifting a first virtual item to the anchor comprises:

acquiring a live broadcast room ID, a virtual article ID and a watching user ID based on the giving operation;

generating a first gifting request characterizing gifting a first virtual item to the anchor based on the live room ID, the virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

Optionally, the gifting operation comprises one of: the present giving operation, the present giving operation and the previous preset number of times of giving operations.

Optionally, after the reminding information returned by the server is acquired and displayed, the method further includes:

in response to detecting a second trigger operation of the watching user, acquiring and displaying a second virtual article and the quantity in the account of the watching user;

in response to detecting a second selection operation of the viewing user, acquiring at least one second virtual article corresponding to the second selection operation;

in response to detecting a third trigger operation by the viewing user, generating a second gifting request characterizing gifting the at least one second virtual item to the anchor.

Optionally, generating a second gifting request characterizing gifting the at least one second virtual item to the anchor comprises:

acquiring a live broadcast room ID, at least one second virtual article ID and a watching user ID based on the third trigger operation;

generating a second gifting request characterizing gifting the at least one second virtual item to the anchor based on the live room ID, the second virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

Optionally, the second virtual item in the viewing user account is grouped by a preset identifier.

Optionally, the preset identifier may represent that a plurality of giving operations are performed within a set time length.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a live broadcast platform interaction method, applied to a server, including:

acquiring a first presentation request sent by a client; the first comp request includes a viewing user ID;

obtaining a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the ID of the viewing user; the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed or not;

when the feedback result indicates that the present giving operation is distributed to the second virtual article, generating reminding information;

and sending the reminding information to the client so as to enable the client to display the reminding information.

Optionally, after obtaining the first comp request sent by the client, the method further includes:

and adjusting the current data in the account corresponding to the ID of the viewing user according to the attribute data of the first virtual article corresponding to the ID of the virtual article.

Optionally, the first gifting request further includes a live-air identification; when it is determined that the feedback result represents that the present gifting operation is assigned to the second virtual item, the method further includes:

and adjusting the current data of the main broadcasting account in the live broadcasting room corresponding to the live broadcasting room identification according to the attribute data of the first virtual article.

Optionally, before obtaining the first comp request sent by the client, the method further includes:

responding to a virtual article configuration request sent by an acquired client, and acquiring a virtual article configuration list; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

and sending the virtual article configuration list to the client so as to enable the client to display the virtual objects in the virtual article configuration list.

Optionally, the first presentation request further includes a virtual item ID, and the obtaining of the feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID includes:

acquiring preset configuration information corresponding to the ID of the watching user; the preset configuration information comprises a second virtual article expected to be allocated;

and determining whether to allocate a second virtual article based on the attribute data of the virtual article ID corresponding to the first virtual article, and generating the feedback result.

Optionally, the gifting request further comprises an operation type identifier; after determining that the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is allocated to the second virtual item, the method further includes:

grouping second virtual items within the viewing user ID corresponding account based on the operation type identification.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a live broadcast platform interaction apparatus, applied to a client, including:

a first request generation module configured to perform, in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor within a live broadcast room, a first gifting request that characterizes a gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor;

a gifting request sending module configured to execute sending the first gifting request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether a gifting operation is allocated to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request;

and the reminding information acquisition module is configured to execute acquisition and display of the reminding information returned by the server.

Optionally, the first request generating module includes:

an item panel display unit configured to perform displaying a virtual item panel on a live interface of the live broadcast room in response to detecting a first trigger operation of a viewing user; a plurality of virtual articles are included in the virtual article panel;

an item ID acquisition unit configured to execute, in response to detection of a selection operation by a viewing user on the virtual item panel, acquisition of an item ID of a virtual item corresponding to the selection operation;

the key triggering detection unit is configured to detect whether a virtual key which characterizes a given virtual article on the live broadcast interface is triggered;

a gifting operation determination unit configured to perform, when the virtual key is triggered, a gifting operation of determining that a viewing user gifts a virtual item to an owner broadcast in a live broadcast room is detected.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a configuration request sending module configured to execute a start operation in response to a viewing user, and send a virtual article configuration request to the server; the virtual article configuration request is used for requesting the server to acquire the virtual article configuration list and sending the virtual article configuration list to the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

a configuration list acquisition module configured to perform acquisition of the virtual article configuration list;

and the trigger key generation module is configured to execute generation of a trigger operation key for representing and viewing the plurality of virtual articles, and the trigger operation key is triggered to display a virtual article panel on the client.

Optionally, the first request generating module includes:

an ID acquisition unit configured to perform acquisition of a live broadcast room ID, a virtual item ID, and a viewing user ID based on the gifting operation;

a first request generation unit configured to perform generation of a first gifting request characterizing gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor based on the live-air ID, the virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

Optionally, the gifting operation comprises one of: the present giving operation, the present giving operation and the previous preset number of times of giving operations.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the virtual article acquisition module is configured to execute second trigger operation responding to the detection of the watching user, and acquire and display second virtual articles and the quantity in the account of the watching user;

the virtual article selection module is configured to execute, in response to detecting a second selection operation of the viewing user, acquiring at least one second virtual article corresponding to the second selection operation;

a second request generation module configured to perform a third trigger operation in response to detecting the viewing user, generating a second gifting request characterizing gifting of the at least one second virtual item to the anchor.

Optionally, the second request generating module includes:

an ID acquisition unit configured to perform acquisition of a live broadcast room ID, at least one second virtual item ID, and a viewing user ID based on the third trigger operation;

a second request generation unit configured to perform generation of a second gifting request characterizing gifting of the at least one second virtual item to the anchor based on the live-air ID, the second virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

Optionally, the second virtual item in the viewing user account is grouped by a preset identifier.

Optionally, the preset identifier may represent that a plurality of giving operations are performed within a set time length.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a live broadcast platform interaction apparatus, applied to a server, including:

the first request acquisition module is configured to execute acquisition of a first donation request sent by the client; the comp request includes a viewing user ID;

a feedback result obtaining module configured to perform obtaining of a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed or not;

the reminding information generating module is configured to execute generating reminding information when the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is distributed to the second virtual article;

a reminding information sending module configured to execute sending the reminding information to the client, so that the client reminds the viewing user by displaying the reminding information.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the current data adjusting module is configured to adjust current data in the account corresponding to the ID of the viewing user according to the attribute data of the first virtual article corresponding to the ID of the virtual article.

Optionally, the first gifting request further includes a live-air identification; the current data adjusting module is further configured to adjust current data of the main broadcast account in the live broadcast room corresponding to the live broadcast room identifier according to the attribute data of the first virtual article.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the configuration list acquisition module is configured to execute the step of acquiring a virtual article configuration list in response to acquiring a virtual article configuration request sent by the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

a configuration list sending module configured to execute sending the virtual item configuration list to the client, so as to enable the client to display the virtual objects in the virtual item configuration list.

Optionally, the first gifting request further includes a virtual item ID, and the feedback result obtaining module includes:

a configuration information acquisition unit configured to perform acquisition of preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; the preset configuration information comprises a second virtual article expected to be allocated;

a virtual item assignment unit configured to determine whether to assign a second virtual item based on attribute data of the virtual item ID corresponding to the first virtual item, and generate the feedback result.

Optionally, the gifting request further comprises an operation type identifier; the current data adjustment module is further configured to perform grouping of second virtual items within the viewing user ID corresponding account based on the operation type identification.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing the processor executable program; wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable program in the memory to implement the steps of the method of any one of the above.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage medium, on which an executable program is executed, capable of performing the steps of any one of the methods described above.

According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an application program, which, when executed by a processor of a server, enables the server to perform the steps of the method described above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure at least brings the following beneficial effects:

in this embodiment, in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor broadcast in a live broadcast room, a first gifting request that characterizes a first virtual item to be gifted to the anchor broadcast may be generated; then, sending the first giving request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether giving operation is distributed to a second virtual item or not in response to the first giving request; and then, acquiring and displaying the reminding information returned by the server. Therefore, in the embodiment, only one operation of the user needs to be watched, the first virtual item can be presented and whether the second virtual item is allocated for the present presentation operation or not can be determined, so that the operation times can be reduced, the operation flow can be shortened, and the live broadcast watching experience and the anchor broadcast interaction experience can be improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure and are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a live platform in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a live platform interaction method in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating obtaining a virtual item configuration list according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a detect-giveaway operation according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display of a virtual item panel, according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the display of attribute data for a virtual item in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating obtaining feedback results according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating viewing a second virtual item in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a live platform interaction method in accordance with an exemplary embodiment

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 11-17 are block diagrams illustrating a broadcast platform interaction device according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present disclosure better understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

With the development of live broadcasting technology, the interaction between the audience and the anchor is more and more convenient. For example, a gift-giving anchor may be selected when the audience comparatively approves the anchor; the server identifies the gift and deducts the fee when receiving the request of presenting the gift from the audience. In practical application, the live broadcast platform sets some awards, for example, the gift is given for a certain number of times and then the gift can participate in lottery, if the audience wishes to participate in lottery, a lottery request can be sent to the server, and the server can respond to the lottery request, generate a lottery result after deducting the fee and feed the lottery result back to the audience. However, for the audience who presents gifts and lotteries frequently, the gifting of the gifts and the lotteries are two independent processes, the audience needs to operate at least 2 times, the number of interaction times is large, the operation flow is long, and the interaction experience of the audience is possibly reduced.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a live broadcast platform interaction method, which is suitable for the live broadcast system shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1, an anchor user live a program in a live broadcast room through a client 13, and a server 12 transmits a live video stream to a client 11, so that a viewing user can view the anchor program in the live broadcast room through the client 11. During the live broadcast watching process, the watching user and the anchor may interact, for example, the watching user may give a virtual item to the anchor, so that the client 11 and the server 12 cooperate with each other to complete a step of the live broadcast platform interaction method.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a live platform interaction method according to an exemplary embodiment, which may be adapted to the client 11 shown in fig. 1, and referring to fig. 2, the live platform interaction method includes steps 21 to 23, where:

in step 21, in response to detecting a gifting operation characterizing a viewing user gifting a virtual item to an anchor within a live broadcast room, a first gifting request characterizing a gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor is generated.

In this embodiment, when the viewing user starts the client 11, the client 11 may request the configuration list from the server 12.

Referring to fig. 3, in step 31, the client 11 may detect whether it is activated, and when an activation operation by the viewing user is detected, may transmit a virtual item configuration list request to the server 12 in response to the activation operation. The virtual item configuration list may be used to request the server to obtain the virtual item configuration list. The virtual article configuration list may be stored in the server 12 in advance, and a plurality of virtual articles are set; the attribute data of these virtual items may include, but is not limited to, the price of the virtual item, the available user rating, and the live type suitable for the virtual item, and may be set according to a specific scene. When acquiring the request of the virtual article configuration list, the server 12 may acquire the virtual article configuration list and send the virtual article configuration column to the client. It is understood that the virtual item configuration list sent by the server 12 to the client 11 may include all virtual items, may include virtual items corresponding to the current live broadcast room, and may include virtual objects corresponding to the user level of the viewing user. Taking the example that the virtual article configuration list includes all virtual articles, the server 12 may directly send the list when acquiring the virtual article configuration request, so as to improve the response speed. By taking the example that the virtual article configuration list includes the virtual article corresponding to the current live broadcast room or the virtual object corresponding to the user level, the sent data volume can be reduced, and the response time can be shortened. Technical personnel can select the virtual articles contained in the virtual article configuration list according to specific scenes, and the corresponding scheme falls into the protection scope of the disclosure.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in step 32, the client 11 may obtain the virtual item configuration list sent by the server 12. In this step, the client 11 may also match a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user level of the viewing user, and may identify the matched virtual articles by adding an identifier, so as to facilitate selection of the viewing user.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in step 33, the client 11 may generate a trigger button representing to view a plurality of virtual items, and the trigger button may be triggered (e.g., single-click, double-click, etc.) to display a virtual item panel on the client, so that the viewing user may view a plurality of virtual items on the virtual item panel.

In this embodiment, in the process of watching the main program in the live broadcast room, the trigger operation button keeps the display state. If the watching user has the intention of presenting the virtual article, the triggering operation key can be triggered and operated, and the triggering operation is called as a first triggering operation in the following.

Referring to fig. 4, in step 41, the client 11 may detect a trigger operation of the viewing user, and after determining that a first trigger operation is detected, may display a virtual article panel on a live interface of the live broadcast room in response to the first trigger operation, and the effect is as shown in fig. 5. Referring to fig. 5, there are 8 virtual items 52 displayed on the virtual item panel 51.

In step 42, the client 11 may detect a selection operation of the viewing user on the virtual article panel, and after determining that the selection operation on the virtual article panel is detected, may obtain an article ID of a virtual article corresponding to the selection operation in response to the selection operation, and the virtual article is subsequently referred to as a first virtual article. With continued reference to fig. 5, the viewing user has selected a virtual item 53 on the virtual item panel. Of course, after selecting the virtual item, if the viewing user can continue to select (e.g., double-click) to operate the virtual item, the client 11 may display the attribute data of the selected virtual item in the live broadcast interface, and the effect is shown in fig. 6. Referring to fig. 6, a viewing user selects a virtual item "lucky magic box" which may include a random gift list such as "gold dragon", "phantom", and "natural crystal", etc., and fig. 6 shows the effect of the viewing user selecting "phantom".

In step 43, the client 11 may detect whether a virtual key on the live interface is triggered that characterizes the gifted virtual item. It will be appreciated that the trigger button "send" in figure 5 and the trigger button "send lucky magic box, test arm" in figure 6 are both virtual buttons that characterize the presentation of virtual items.

In step 44, after determining that the virtual key is triggered, the client 11 determines that a presentation operation of the viewing user for presenting a virtual item to the main broadcast in the live broadcast room is detected, and fig. 6 shows an effect of the viewing user clicking the trigger operation key "send lucky magic box, try hands".

In this embodiment, after determining that the comp operation is detected, the client 11 may obtain the viewing user ID, the first virtual item ID, and the live broadcast room ID based on the comp operation to generate a comp request, which is referred to as a first comp request. The first gifting request is for characterizing a gifting of a first virtual item by a viewing user to a anchor within a live broadcast room. The client 11 may then send a first comp request to the server 12.

In step 22, the first gifting request is sent to a server so that the server generates reminder information characterizing whether a gifting operation is assigned to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request.

In this embodiment, after acquiring the first donation request, the server 12 may respond to the first donation request. The server 12 may store preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID, where the preset configuration information indicates the second virtual item to which the presentation operation is expected to be assigned every time or every predetermined number of times. Continuing with the virtual article "lucky magic box" shown in fig. 6 as an example, the watching user selects "ghost", and therefore, the preset configuration information may be: in the case of gifting a first virtual item "lucky magic box", the viewing user expects a second virtual item "ghost" to be allocated for each gifting operation. It is to be understood that the preset configuration information may be configured and stored before the first comp request is sent, in which case the preset configuration information may be used once or for the number of consecutive comps; the configuration can also be performed and stored when the client is started, and in this case, the preset configuration information can be used all the time in the process of starting the client. Technical personnel can set according to specific scenes, and the corresponding scheme falls into the protection scope of the disclosure.

The server 12 may assign a second virtual item for the gifting operation based on the preset configuration information. Referring to fig. 7, in step 71, the server 12 may obtain preset configuration information so as to obtain the second virtual item desired to be distributed by the present gifting operation. In step 72, the server 12 may invoke a virtual item assignment program, which may determine whether to assign a second virtual item based on the attribute data of the first virtual item corresponding to the virtual item ID. In practical applications, the virtual item allocation program may be an RPC service, which is responsible for allocating the second virtual item safely and randomly based on the price of the first virtual item and other parameters, and generating a feedback result, that is, the feedback result is used to indicate whether the second virtual item specified in the preset configuration information is allocated.

The server 12 may generate and send a reminder to the client 11 when it is determined that the feedback result represents that the gifting request is assigned to the second virtual item.

In one embodiment, the server 12 may obtain attribute data of the first virtual item and adjust current data in the account corresponding to the viewing user ID according to the attribute data. For example, the attribute data may include a price for the first virtual item, which the server 12 may subtract from the account balance of the viewing user, to effect an adjustment to the balance in the account of the viewing user.

In step 23, the reminding information returned by the server is acquired and displayed.

In this embodiment, the client 11 may obtain the reminding information fed back by the server 12, and display the reminding information in the live broadcast interface to remind the viewing user that the present giving operation is allocated to the second virtual item.

In an embodiment, the viewing user may open an account to view the second virtual item, a trigger key is disposed at a certain position in the live interface, the client 11 may detect a second trigger operation of the viewing user, and when the second trigger operation is detected, the client 11 may obtain the second virtual item and data thereof from the server 12 and display the second virtual item and data thereof, with an effect as shown in fig. 8. In displaying the second virtual items, the client 11 may detect a second selection operation by the viewing user, and determine that the second selection operation is detected when the viewing user selects one or all of the second virtual items. The server 12 may obtain at least one second virtual item corresponding to the second selection operation in response to the second selection operation. The server continues to detect a third trigger operation of the user to characterize the gifting of the at least one second virtual item to the anchor, and generates a second gifting request characterizing the gifting of the at least one second virtual item to the anchor based on the live room ID, the at least one second virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID, with the effect as shown in fig. 8. The server 12 may either dump the at least one second virtual item into the anchor account or adjust current data within the anchor account based on the attribute data of the at least one second virtual item and record an adjustment log.

When a plurality of second virtual articles exist, the second virtual articles can be grouped by adopting the preset identifier, wherein the preset identifier can represent that the giving operation is carried out for a plurality of times within the set time length. For example, the viewing user may adjust the virtual key "send" shown in fig. 5 to be the virtual key "connect", at which time the client 11 may send a preset identifier to the server 12, and in this scenario, the server 12 may divide the acquired second virtual items into a group based on the preset identifier. The concrete implementation is as follows: the server 12 may add the preset identifier in the process of recording the adjustment log after successfully adjusting the current data in the user account in step 12. When the watching user views the second virtual article, all the second virtual identifiers corresponding to the preset identifiers can be obtained according to the virtual key 'continuous transmission' in the live broadcast interface, and the second virtual identifiers are orderly organized and then fed back to the client 11.

To this end, in this embodiment, in response to detecting a presentation operation that characterizes a viewing user to present a virtual item to an anchor broadcast in a live broadcast room, a first presentation request that characterizes a presentation of a first virtual item to the anchor broadcast may be generated; then, sending the first giving request to a server so that the server generates reminding information representing whether giving operation is distributed to a second virtual item or not in response to the first giving request; and then, acquiring and displaying the reminding information returned by the server. Therefore, in the embodiment, only one operation of the user needs to be watched, the first virtual item can be presented and whether the second virtual item is allocated for the present presentation operation or not can be determined, so that the operation times can be reduced, the operation flow can be shortened, and the live broadcast watching experience and the anchor broadcast interaction experience can be improved.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a live broadcast platform interaction method, which may be adapted to the server 12 shown in fig. 1, and fig. 9 is a flowchart of a live broadcast platform interaction method shown according to an exemplary embodiment, and includes steps 91 to 94, where:

in step 91, a first comp request sent by a client is obtained; the first comp request includes a viewing user ID.

In this embodiment, the server 12 may obtain the first comp request sent by the client 11. The first comp request may be obtained by the client by: the client 11 may detect a first trigger operation of a viewing user during a process of playing a live program, and may display a virtual article panel in a live interface after detecting the first trigger operation; then, the client 11 continues to detect the selection operation of the viewing user on the virtual article panel, and may acquire the article ID of the first virtual article after determining that the selection operation is detected; thereafter, the client 11 may generate a first comp request based on the viewing user ID, the first virtual item ID, and the live broadcast room ID upon detecting that the virtual key is triggered.

In step 92, obtaining a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; and the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed.

In this embodiment, the server 12 may store preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID in advance, where the preset configuration information is a second virtual item that is expected to be allocated to each presenting operation or each preset number of presenting operations. Continuing with the virtual article "lucky magic box" shown in fig. 6 as an example, the watching user selects "ghost", and therefore, the preset configuration information may be: in the case of gifting a first virtual item "lucky magic box", the viewing user expects a second virtual item "ghost" to be allocated for each gifting operation.

The server 12 may obtain the preset configuration information and obtain the second virtual article desired to be allocated from the preset configuration information. The server 12 may then invoke a virtual item assignment program, which may determine whether to assign a second virtual item based on the attribute data of the first virtual item corresponding to the virtual item ID. In practical applications, the virtual item allocation program may be an RPC service, and it is responsible for allocating the second virtual item at random according to the price of the first virtual item, and generating a feedback result, that is, the feedback result is used to indicate whether the second virtual item specified in the preset configuration information is allocated. The server 12 may generate and send a reminder to the client 11 when it is determined that the feedback result represents that the gifting request is assigned to the second virtual item.

In one embodiment, the server 12 may further adjust the current data in the account corresponding to the viewing user ID according to the attribute data of the first virtual item corresponding to the virtual item ID in the first comp request. For example, the attribute data may include a price for the first virtual item, which the server 12 may subtract from the account balance of the viewing user, to effect an adjustment to the balance in the account of the viewing user. In an embodiment, after generating the feedback result, the server 12 adjusts the current data of the anchor account in the live broadcast room according to the attribute data of the first virtual item. That is, the server 12 preferentially serves the first presentation request of the client 11 and then presents the first virtual item to the anchor, which is beneficial to improving the processing efficiency.

In an embodiment, the viewing user may select "continuous operation", for example, the virtual key "send" shown in fig. 5 is adjusted to be the virtual key "continuous send", at this time, the client 11 may send a preset identifier to the server 12, and in this scenario, the server 12 may divide the acquired second virtual items into a group based on the preset identifier. The concrete implementation is as follows: the server 12 may add the preset identifier in the process of recording the adjustment log after successfully adjusting the current data in the user account in step 12. When the watching user views the second virtual article, all the second virtual identifiers corresponding to the preset identifiers can be obtained according to the virtual key 'continuous transmission' in the live broadcast interface, and the second virtual identifiers are orderly organized and then fed back to the client 11.

In step 93, when it is determined that the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is allocated to the second virtual item, a reminder message is generated.

In this embodiment, the server 12 may generate the reminding information when determining that the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is allocated to the second virtual item. For example, the reminder may be "May you get" ghost "one".

In step 94, the reminding information is sent to the client, so that the client reminds the viewing user by displaying the reminding information.

To this end, in this embodiment, a first comp request sent by a client may be obtained; then, acquiring a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the ID of the watching user; then, when the feedback result is determined to represent that the present giving operation is distributed to the second virtual article, reminding information is generated; and finally, sending the reminding information to the client so that the client reminds the watching user by displaying the reminding information. In this way, in this embodiment, only the first presentation request generated by one operation of the user needs to be viewed, the first virtual item can be presented and whether the second virtual item is allocated for the present presentation operation is determined, that is, the one operation corresponds to two processes of presenting the virtual item and allocating the virtual item, the operation flow can be shortened, and the interaction experience of the viewing user can be improved.

The working process of the live platform is described below with reference to fig. 1 and 10:

s1, the client 11 sends a virtual good placement request to the server 12 after being started.

S2, the server 12, in response to receiving the virtual item configuration request, obtains a virtual item configuration list and sends the virtual item configuration list to the client 11.

S3, the client 11 acquires the virtual item configuration list and generates a trigger operation key.

S4, the client 11 may detect whether the viewing user triggers the trigger operation key, and determine that a presentation operation representing that the viewing user presents the virtual item to the anchor is detected after detecting that the trigger operation key is triggered.

S5, a first comp request is generated.

S6, the first comp request is sent to the server 12.

S7, the server 12 adjusts the current data in the account corresponding to the viewing user ID according to the attribute data of the first virtual item corresponding to the virtual item ID in the first presentation request.

S8, the server 12 obtains the feedback result of the first comp request based on the preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID.

S9, the server 12 adjusts the current data of the on-air account in the live broadcast room according to the attribute data of the first virtual item.

S10, the server 12 generates a reminder message when it is determined that the feedback result of step S8 indicates that the present giving operation is assigned to the second virtual item.

S11, the server 12 sends the reminder to the client 11.

S12, the client 11 displays the reminder.

S13, the client 11 may generate a second gifting request characterizing gifting the second virtual item to the anchor in response to the operation of the viewing user.

S14, in response to acquiring the second virtual item, the server 12 adjusts the current data of the anchor account according to the attribute data of the second virtual item.

Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating a live platform interaction apparatus applied to a client according to an exemplary embodiment, and referring to fig. 11, the live platform interaction apparatus includes:

a first request generation module 111 configured to perform, in response to detecting a gifting operation that characterizes a viewing user in gifting a virtual item to an anchor within a live broadcast room, a first gifting request that characterizes a gifting of the first virtual item to the anchor;

a gifting request sending module 112 configured to perform sending the first gifting request to a server to cause the server to generate reminder information representing whether a gifting operation is assigned to a second virtual item in response to the first gifting request;

and the reminding information acquiring module 113 is configured to acquire and display the reminding information returned by the server.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 12, the first request generating module 111 includes:

an item panel display unit 121 configured to perform displaying a virtual item panel on a live interface of the live broadcast room in response to detecting a first trigger operation of a viewing user; a plurality of virtual articles are included in the virtual article panel;

an item ID acquisition unit 122 configured to perform, in response to detection of a selection operation by a viewing user on the virtual item panel, acquisition of an item ID of a virtual item corresponding to the selection operation;

a key triggering detection unit 123 configured to perform detection of whether a virtual key on the live interface that characterizes a gifted virtual item is triggered;

a gifting operation determination unit 124 configured to perform, when the virtual key is triggered, a gifting operation of determining that a viewing user gifts a virtual item to the main broadcast in the live broadcast room is detected.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 13, the apparatus further comprises:

a configuration request sending module 131 configured to perform sending of a virtual article configuration request to the server in response to a start operation of a viewing user; the virtual article configuration request is used for requesting the server to acquire the virtual article configuration list and sending the virtual article configuration list to the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

a configuration list obtaining module 132 configured to perform obtaining the virtual item configuration list;

a trigger key generating module 133 configured to execute generating a trigger operation key representing viewing of the plurality of virtual articles, where the trigger operation key is triggered to display a virtual article panel on the client.

In one embodiment, the first request generation module includes:

an ID acquisition unit configured to perform acquisition of a live broadcast room ID, a virtual item ID, and a viewing user ID based on the gifting operation;

a first request generation unit configured to perform generation of a first gifting request characterizing gifting of a first virtual item to the anchor based on the live-air ID, the virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

In an embodiment, the gifting operation includes one of: the present giving operation, the present giving operation and the previous preset number of times of giving operations.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 14, the apparatus further comprises:

a virtual item acquisition module 141 configured to perform, in response to detecting a second trigger operation of the viewing user, acquiring and displaying a second virtual item and the number within the account of the viewing user;

a virtual item selection module 142 configured to execute, in response to detecting a second selection operation of the viewing user, acquiring at least one second virtual item corresponding to the second selection operation;

a second request generation module 143 configured to perform a third trigger operation in response to detecting the viewing user, to generate a second gifting request characterizing gifting the at least one second virtual item to the anchor.

In one embodiment, the second request generation module includes:

an ID acquisition unit configured to perform acquisition of a live broadcast room ID, at least one second virtual item ID, and a viewing user ID based on the third trigger operation;

a second request generation unit configured to perform generation of a second gifting request characterizing gifting of the at least one second virtual item to the anchor based on the live-air ID, the second virtual item ID, and the viewing user ID.

In one embodiment, the second virtual item in the viewing user account is grouped with a predetermined identifier.

In an embodiment, the preset identifier may represent that the presenting operation is performed for a plurality of times within a set time duration.

Fig. 15 is a diagram illustrating a live platform interaction device applied to a server according to an exemplary embodiment, and referring to fig. 15, the live platform interaction device includes:

a first request acquisition module 151 configured to perform acquisition of a first comp request sent by a client; the comp request includes a viewing user ID;

a feedback result obtaining module 152 configured to perform obtaining a feedback result of the first presentation request based on preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; the feedback result is used for representing whether the second virtual article appointed in the preset configuration information is distributed or not;

a reminder generation module 153 configured to generate reminder information when it is determined that the feedback result represents that the present giving operation is allocated to the second virtual item;

a reminder sending module 154 configured to execute sending the reminder information to the client, so that the client reminds the viewing user by displaying the reminder information.

In an embodiment, the gifting request further includes a live-air identification; the current data adjusting module is further configured to adjust current data of the main broadcast account in the live broadcast room corresponding to the live broadcast room identifier according to the attribute data of the first virtual article.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

and the current data adjusting module is configured to adjust current data in the account corresponding to the ID of the viewing user according to the attribute data of the first virtual article corresponding to the ID of the virtual article.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 16, the apparatus further comprises:

a configuration list obtaining module 161 configured to execute obtaining a virtual item configuration list in response to obtaining a virtual item configuration request sent by the client; at least setting a plurality of virtual articles corresponding to the user grade of the watching user in the virtual article configuration list;

a configuration list sending module 162 configured to execute sending the virtual item configuration list to the client, so as to cause the client to display the virtual objects in the virtual item configuration list.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 17, the first comp request further includes a virtual item ID, and the feedback result obtaining module 153 includes:

a configuration information acquiring unit 171 configured to perform acquiring preset configuration information corresponding to the viewing user ID; the preset configuration information comprises a second virtual article expected to be allocated;

a virtual item assigning unit 172 configured to determine whether to assign a second virtual item based on attribute data of the first virtual item corresponding to the virtual item ID, and generate the feedback result.

In an embodiment, the gifting request further includes an operation type identification; the current data adjustment module 152 is further configured to perform grouping of second virtual items within the account corresponding to the viewing user ID based on the operation type identification.

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in accordance with an example embodiment. For example, the electronic device 1800 can be a server, a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 18, the electronic device 1800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1802, memory 1804, power component 1806, multimedia component 1808, audio component 1810, input/output (I/O) interface 1812, sensor component 1814, and communications component 1816.

The processing component 1802 generally controls the overall operation of the electronic device 1800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1802 may include one or more processors 1820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1802 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1802 and other components. For example, the processing component 1802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1808 and the processing component 1802.

The memory 1804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the electronic device 1800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 1800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 1806 provides power to various components of the electronic device 1800. The power components 1806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the electronic device 1800.

The multimedia component 1808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 1800 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the electronic device 1000 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

Audio component 1810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1810 can include a Microphone (MIC) that can be configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 1800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 1804 or transmitted via the communication component 1816. In some embodiments, audio component 1810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

I/O interface 1812 provides an interface between processing component 1802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor component 1814 includes one or more sensors to provide various aspects of state assessment for the electronic device 1800. For example, the sensor component 1814 can detect an open/closed state of the electronic device 1800, the relative positioning of components such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 1800, the sensor component 1814 can also detect a change in position of the electronic device 1800 or a component of the electronic device 1800, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 1800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 1800, and a change in temperature of the electronic device 1800. Sensor assembly 1814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1816 is configured to facilitate communications between the electronic device 1800 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The electronic device 1800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, a carrier network (such as 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G), or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as the memory 1804 including instructions executable by the processor 1820 of the electronic device 1800 to perform the steps of the method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an application program is further provided, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, enables the electronic device to perform the steps of the above method to obtain the same technical effect.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is also provided a computer program product, which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, enables the electronic device to perform the steps of the above method to obtain the same technical effect.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

All the embodiments in the present specification are described in a related manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, as for the apparatus/electronic device/storage medium embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.