Patent ID: 8064827
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: A63F,G06F,G08B,H04L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A center device having wired and radio communication interfaces, for communicating with a plurality of controller devices in either a wired or radio manner to receive an instruction operation from a user of each controller device, and for carrying out a process based on the instruction operation, the plurality of controller devices each having unique wired communication interface identification information and radio communication interface identification information, comprising: a device for obtaining the wired communication interface identification information and the radio communication interface identification information of the controller devices so that the wired communication interface identification information of at least one controller device is associated with the respective radio communication interface identification information, when each of the plurality of controller devices is connected in a wired manner, wherein when a communication interface of one of the plurality of controller devices which is used in communication between the controller device and the center device is changed during a game, the center device facilitates continuation of the game with the controller device using an identification code of the communication interface and wherein a user who inputs an operating instruction is identified.