Patent ID: 8279486
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that displays, in order to perform an operation setting for each of functions of a plurality of devices which are communicatively connected, a setting dialogue box in which at least one setting item corresponding to each of the functions is provided, and that has a pointer for instructing at least one setting value corresponding to the at least one setting item, comprising: a display control portion configured to display illustrations of the plurality of devices in the setting dialogue box; a mounted function storage portion configured to store a mounted function for each of the devices; a detecting portion configured to detect when the pointer is moved over at least one setting item; and a determination portion configured to determine that one or more devices are mounted with a function corresponding to the setting item detected by the detecting portion, wherein the display control portion performs an animation of a schematic image, of each of the one or more devices of the plurality of devices, that are able to perform the function corresponding to the setting item detected while the pointer is over the detected setting item, and wherein other schematic images of the devices which are not able to perform the function corresponding to the setting item detected are not animated.