Patent ID: 9292335
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G06F,H04M

Claim Text:
1. An information-processing device comprising: a processor for executing an operating system; a storage unit that stores parameter types used in executing application programs, each parameter type associated with an identifier of an application program; a setting unit that sets a value for a parameter used in executing a first application in accordance with an input made by a user via an input device; a determination unit that determines, based on an association between the identifiers and parameter types, which association is stored in the storage unit, at least one second application program that uses a parameter of a parameter type the same as a parameter type for which a value is set by the setting unit in response to the setting of the parameter used in executing the first application; an incorporating unit that incorporates the value for the parameter set by the setting unit into a value for a parameter used in executing the at least one second application program determined by the determination unit; a notification unit that notifies the user of the at least one second application program determined by the determination unit; and a selection unit that selects from the at least one second application program determined by the determination unit at least one application program, wherein the incorporating unit incorporates the value for the parameter set by the setting unit into a value for a parameter used in executing the at least one application program selected by the selection unit.