An information processing unit, a program execution method, and a program are capable of identifying the type of an electric appliance and then automatically performing the setting operation, the setting information viewing, and the like of the electric appliance in order to enhance the user convenience. The information processing unit detects the electric appliance connected with a network and then determines the model related information of the detected electric appliance. The information processing unit selects a program corresponding to the model related information based on the determined model related information and then executes the selected program in a device communicatively connected with the electric appliance.