Patent ID: 8863036
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display a user interface including: a structure display area where a data structure is displayed as respective nodes in a tree-like form, and a detailed setting display area where settings represented at nodes in the same hierarchy displayed in the structure display area are displayed for each tab, and fields for setting items are displayed in respective tabs; and a management unit configured to manage the respective nodes and the respective tabs in association with each other, wherein, when detecting that a node in the structure display area is selected by a user's operation, the display unit identifies a tab associated with the selected node via the management unit and displays the identified tab in the detailed setting display area, and wherein, when detecting that a tab in the detailed setting display area is selected by a user's operation, the display unit identifies a node associated with the selected tab via the management unit and displays the identified node in the structure display area in a selected state.