A system and method is disclosed by which two or more information processing apparatus having a recording reservation function are linked in recording reservation setting to each other. The information processing apparatus exchange schedule information such as recording reservations with each other. The recording reservation program information of all of the information processing apparatus are displayed in a merged form on a GUI of any of the information processing apparatus. When a user wants to reserve a number of programs for recording within the same time zone, the user can confirm, on the GUI of a particular information processing apparatus, a recording reservation situation of another information processing apparatus or an unoccupied situation of an external recording section and perform setting of a reservation for a further information processing apparatus.