Patent ID: 8204356

Claim:
A remote control apparatus comprising: a detection circuit configured to: detect vibrations when the remote control apparatus is moved by a user; detect a first information processing apparatus in response to determining that the detected vibrations are greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; request, from the first information processing apparatus, address information of a second information processing apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network; receive the address information; register the received address information; control the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus; acquire first operation screen information for displaying a first operation screen corresponding to the first information processing apparatus and second operation screen information for displaying a second operation screen corresponding to the second information processing apparatus; display the first operation screen and the second operation screen; generate a control command; and send the control command to the first information processing apparatus to control the second information processing apparatus, wherein the control command includes information that is used by the first information processing apparatus to determine a destination address of the second information processing apparatus for forwarding the control command to the second information processing apparatus.