Patent ID: 8516472
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A control method of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit adapted to, when a plurality of updates are made for the same software at a time, store a plurality of pieces of update information for the plurality of updates, each of the pieces of update information describing modification details from an immediately preceding update, the method comprising: a generation step of determining detail(s) not to be included in difference information that describes modification details of the software before and after the plurality of updates, from all modification details described in the plurality of pieces of update information by analyzing the plurality of pieces of update information, and to generate the difference information based on the determination result; and a display control step of controlling a display device to display the difference information generated in said generation step, wherein, if said generation step determines that a first modification which fixed an issue that occurred in a certain update of the plurality of updates was made in another update of the plurality of updates, said generation step generates the difference information to exclude any details about the first modification, and when said generation step determines that a second modification which fixed an issue that occurred in an update before the plurality of updates have been made in an update of the plurality of updates, said generation step generates the difference information to include detail(s) about the second modification.