Patent ID: 7890982

Claim:
An information processing system, comprising: a recording apparatus; a personal computer configured to (1) directly access a remote program information providing server through the internet based on a user request directly input to the personal computer by the user to obtain recording data for recording of a program from the remote program information providing server access and (2) to directly access the recording apparatus through a non-Internet connection to set recording of the program by the recording apparatus based on the obtained recording data; an information processing apparatus comprising: control means including, a user controlled mobile telephone or personal digital assistant for acquiring, without accessing the personal computer or the recording apparatus, control information for controlling preset recording of a program by accessing a remote program information providing server through the internet based on a user request to access the remote program information providing server, conversion means for converting contents described in said control information acquired by said mobile telephone or personal digital assistant into code information for setting said program preset recording to the recording apparatus, which is remote from the control means, and transmission means for receiving said code information from said conversion means and for transmitting said code information obtained by said conversion means directly to said recording apparatus under control of said control means; wherein the recording apparatus receives said code information from said transmission means, confirms whether said code information properly sets said program preset recording, and displays whether said program preset recording is proper or improper.