Patent ID: 8705415

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a controlled device configured to be controlled; and an information processing apparatus, wherein the controlled device comprises: a first Central Processing Unit (CPU) operable to: transmit a message indicating that an event has occurred to the information processing apparatus, wherein the message indicating that the event has occurred indicates a recommended program, indicates that a reservation is unrecordable due to insufficient available recording space in the controlled device, indicates a title to be protected, indicates a title to be deleted, indicates a problem has occurred, or indicates that an operation has been performed; and perform a processing according to a request received from the information processing apparatus, and wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: a second Central Processing Unit (CPU) operable to: receive the message indicating that the event has occurred at the controlled device, which has been transmitted from the controlled device; and decide the processing to be performed by the controlled device according to the event and requesting, by the request, the controlled device to perform the processing, the processing to be performed by the controlled device is a processing that is previously set, in the information processing apparatus, in relation to the event and the recording of the recommended program.