Patent ID: 8321532

Claim:
An information processing system, comprising: an external device comprising an attaching unit configured to allow a recording medium configured to record data to be detachably attached; and a plurality of information processing terminals, each of the information processing terminals comprising a communicating unit configured to perform data communication with the external device, wherein each of the information processing terminals comprises: a storage unit configured to store identification information unique to the information processing terminal; an obtaining unit configured to obtain media information from the external device, the media information relating to the recording medium attached to the attaching unit; a detecting unit configured to detect notification destination identification information from the media information obtained by the obtaining unit, the notification destination identification information indicating a notification destination of information relating to the recording medium; a first determining unit configured to determine whether the notification destination identification information detected by the detecting unit matches the identification information stored in the storage unit; and a notification executing unit configured to execute a notification relating to the recording medium attached to the attaching unit, if the first determining unit determines that the notification destination identification information matches the identification information, and wherein the notification destination identification information comprises user identification information and information indicating an information processing terminal used by an owner of the recording medium.