Information processing system, information processing method, information processing program, and computer-readable storage medium storing the information processing program

An information processing method, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of operation signals from a plurality of operation devices via a network and inputting the plurality of operation signals into a plurality of ports of a controller port;
• executing a game program in response to each of the plurality of operation signals that are input to each of a plurality of ports of the controller port;
• assigning the plurality of the operation devices to the plurality of ports;
• obtaining connection information indicating a connection status between the plurality of ports and the plurality of operation devices;
• generating image information that is obtained by associating information corresponding to each of the plurality of ports with information corresponding to each of the plurality of operation devices;
• and
• changing the assignment of the plurality of operation devices to the plurality of ports:
• (i) depending on the obtained connection status, and (ii) in response to a user's instruction for assignment based on the image information.

An apparatus, including a microprocessor operating under control of an information processing computer program for causing a computer to function as:

• a controller port comprising a plurality of ports to which a plurality of operation signals are input from a plurality of operation devices via a network;
• an execution unit configured to execute a game program in response to each of the plurality of operation signals input from each of the plurality of operation devices to each of the plurality of the ports;
• an assignment unit configured to assign each of the plurality of operation devices to the plurality of respective ports;
• a connection information obtaining unit configured to obtain connection information indicating a connection status between the plurality of ports and the plurality of operation devices;
• and
• an image information generating unit configured to generate image information that is obtained by associating information corresponding to each of the plurality of ports with information corresponding to each of the plurality of operation devices,
• wherein the assignment unit changes the assignment of the plurality of operation devices to the plurality of ports:
• (i) depending on the obtained connection status;
• and (ii) in response to a user's instruction for assignment based on the image information.