Patents by Inventor Satoko HIGASHI

Satoko HIGASHI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method
    Patent number: 11850510
    Abstract: In accordance with a placement operation of a user, a part including at least one connection direction can be placed in a first placement direction in a virtual space that is a two-dimensional space including a plurality of square grid divisions, the part being square, and in accordance with a rotation operation of the user, and the part can be changed so that the part is placed in a second placement direction. Then, in accordance with a placement position in the virtual space where the part is placed in the virtual space, the first placement direction when the part is newly placed in the virtual space is determined by rotating the part to be placed in each of the square grid divisions by 90 degrees each time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Higashi, Yusaku Shimizu
  • STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210308573
    Abstract: In accordance with a placement operation of a user, a part including at least one connection direction can be placed in a first placement direction in a virtual space that is a two-dimensional space including a plurality of square grid divisions, the part being square, and in accordance with a rotation operation of the user, and the part can be changed so that the part is placed in a second placement direction. Then, in accordance with a placement position in the virtual space where the part is placed in the virtual space, the first placement direction when the part is newly placed in the virtual space is determined by rotating the part to be placed in each of the square grid divisions by 90 degrees each time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko HIGASHI, Yusaku SHIMIZU