To suppress a failure in a program recording reservation caused by power-off.

When a power-off command from a user is accepted, a recording and reproducing device 11-1 controls a network connection section 32-1 to make a recording and reproducing device 11-2 transmit recording reservation information stored in a program recording reservation information storage section 31-1. The recording and reproducing device 11-2 controls a network connection section 32-2 and when the recording reservation information from the recording and reproducing device 11-1 is received, it is decided whether a program targeted by the recording reservation information can be recorded. If possible, the recording reservation information is stored in a recording reservation information storage section 31-2, the network connection section 32-2 is controlled, and a reception enabled response signal corresponding to recording reservation is transmitted by the recording and reproducing device 11-1. The present invention is applicable to an information processing system wherein a plurality of recording and reproducing devices are connected to a network.