If the computer terminal PC is IEEE1394 (mLAN)-connected, the connection apparatus IF2 and IF3 also transmit the connection information and other information directly to the computer terminal PC at this Step SB8. [0174]FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating the process to be executed by the connection apparatus after the process shown in FIG. 12 is executed. [0175] At Step SB8, the connection appara