Patent ID: 8462703

Claim:
An information processing system, comprising: a first connection control device and a second connection control device connected to a network; and an information processing apparatus configured to: connect to the network through said first connection control device via a first communication method; and connect to the network through said second connection control device via a second communication method, different from the first communication method, wherein said first connection control device includes a first providing unit configured to provide said information processing apparatus with a first identifier defined under said first communication method; said information processing apparatus includes: a relay destination determining unit configured to determine said first connection control device to be a relay destination for connection to said network, based on the first identifier provided by said first providing unit; a second providing unit configured to provide said relay destination determining unit with a second identifier defined under said first communication method for indicating said second connection control device to be the relay destination; and a connecting unit configured to establish a connection to said network through said second connection control device via the second communication method by using the second identifier defined under said first communication method, wherein said relay destination determining unit is operative to determine said second connection control device to be the relay destination based on provision of the second identifier provided by said second providing unit.