An information processing apparatus comprising: an input section which accepts input of operation information; a communication section which communicates with a control target device via a wireless signal; a display section; an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation information through the input section; a command notification section which creates a notification command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command through the communication section; an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device through the communication section; and a display control section which causes the display section to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section, characterised in that, in a case where the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section is information indicating a movement operation, the command notification section notifies the control target device of a movement command including movement direction information indicating a direction specified by the movement operation, as the notification command and the operation result acquisition section acquires a result obtained by execution of processing of moving a predetermined object performed by the control target device based on the movement direction information included in the movement command, as the operation result from the control target device through the communication section and acquires valid direction information, which indicates a direction in which the predetermined object can be further moved after execution of processing of moving the predetermined object performed by the control target device, as the operation result from the control target device through the communication section. an input section which accepts input of operation information; a communication section which communicates with a control target device via a wireless signal; a display section; an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation information through the input section; a command notification section which creates a notification command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command through the communication section; an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device through the communication section; and a display control section which causes the display section to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section, characterised in that, in a case where the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section is information indicating a movement operation, the command notification section notifies the control target device of a movement command including movement direction information indicating a direction specified by the movement operation, as the notification command and the operation result acquisition section acquires a result obtained by execution of processing of moving a predetermined object performed by the control target device based on the movement direction information included in the movement command, as the operation result from the control target device through the communication section and acquires valid direction information, which indicates a direction in which the predetermined object can be further moved after execution of processing of moving the predetermined object performed by the control target device, as the operation result from the control target device through the communication section.