There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an operating system (OS) processor configured to process information by using an OS; and a remote control communication device configured to operate independently from the OS, the remote control communication device including: communication module configured to receive data from an external network, a storage module configured to store therein the reception data received by the communication module, a communication controller configured to transmit, to the OS processor, the reception data received by the communication module and control the storage module so that the storage module stores therein the reception data, an extract module configured to extract, from the reception data stored in the storage module, remote-control data to be processed in the remote control communication device, and a processor configured to control the OS processor, based on the remote-control data extracted by the extract module.