Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information processing method characterized by being configured to be capable of executing:

• a network connection process of connecting to a predetermined network;
• a first information acquisition process of acquiring, from the outside, first unit-related information which includes at least unit identification information for identifying a non-networked unit, as information related to the non-networked unit;
• a second information acquisition process of acquiring second unit-related information which has a predetermined information content related to the non-networked unit identified by the first unit-related information;
• an entry process of entering service information indicating a service content suited to the non-networked unit in a predetermined entry area, according to the first unit-related information and the second unit-related information;
• and
• an interface using process of using a predetermined interface between the non-networked unit and an information processing apparatus connected to a network, in a predetermined form such that the non-networked unit executes a predetermined operation according to the service information entered in the entry area, and
• characterized in that
• the first information acquisition process further comprises:
• a communication process being capable of radio-communicating with a memory element which can be accessed by radio communication;
• and
• an acquisition process of acquiring the first unit-related information from the memory element accessed in the communication process.