Patent ID: 8542974

Claim:
A handheld terminal apparatus connected to a recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising: first generating means for generating a first signal for causing said recording/reproducing apparatus to acquire program information about a program, the generation of said first signal being based on an operation performed by a user; first transmitting means in the handheld terminal apparatus for transmitting to said recording/reproducing apparatus said first signal generated by said first generating means; second generating means for generating a second signal for causing said recording/reproducing apparatus to display the acquired program information on the handheld terminal apparatus, the generation of said second signal being based on an operation performed by said user; second transmitting means in the handheld terminal apparatus for transmitting to said recording/reproducing apparatus said second signal generated by said second generating means; third generating means for generating a third signal for causing said recording/reproducing apparatus to preset said program for unattended recording, the generation of said third signal being based on an operation performed by said user; third transmitting means in the handheld terminal apparatus for transmitting to said recording/reproducing apparatus said third signal generated by said third generating means; fourth generating means for generating a fourth signal for causing said recording/reproducing apparatus to convert said program recorded based on said third signal to video data in a predetermined file format and to output the converted video data, the generation of said fourth signal being based on an operation performed by said user; fourth transmitting means in the handheld terminal apparatus for transmitting to said recording/reproducing apparatus said fourth signal generated by said fourth generating means; and receiving means for receiving video data converted based on said fourth signal.