Patent ID: 11890546
Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An information processing system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled thereto, the at least one memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the information processing system to at least:
arrange, in a virtual space, parts respectively associated with designs to be displayed on a display device, according to an arrangement operation by a user;
determine whether a user arrangement pattern is a specific pattern, the user arrangement pattern containing, an arrangement position, and a design of each of a plurality of the parts arranged in the virtual space according to the arrangement operation by the user, the specific pattern containing a specific design in its collective design formed by the designs of the plurality of the parts; and
allow access by another user to arrangement information representing the user arrangement pattern when the user arrangement pattern is not determined as to be the specific pattern, while restricting access by said another user to the arrangement information when the user arrangement pattern is determined as to be the specific pattern, wherein
the specific design is a specific symbol,
the processor determines the user arrangement pattern is the specific pattern, when a specific symbol pattern, corresponding to the specific symbol, includes images having a predetermined positional relationship connecting adjacent images to form the specific symbol pattern, and
the processor does not detect the plurality of the route parts in the user arrangement pattern as the specific symbol pattern when a predetermined design exists in an exception area set for the specific symbol pattern.