Patent ID: 7882205

Claim:
A device content setting apparatus that causes a device to be ready for operation where device content to be set is common among a plurality of devices and where each device has particular information related to a screen for performing a content setting process, the apparatus comprising: a device information acquiring unit configured to acquire device information including codes associated with the information related to the screen for performing the content setting process, from a device communicably connected with the device content setting apparatus; an information analyzing unit configured to analyze by a text search for the device information including codes that is acquired by the device information acquiring unit, with reference to a list of texts that comprise candidates of texts registered in advance to be applied to searching for elements to be set in the setting process of the device, such that the information analyzing unit analyzes a configuration of information associated with setting of the device; and a setting execution unit configured to: determine which of a text box and a button is required as control for entering the contents to be set up associated with the device based on a result of an analysis performed by the information analyzing unit; identify how one of the text box and the button is placed relative to a display of an item to be set up; determine a location where one of writing into the text box and depressing the button is performed so as to enter the contents; and perform the setting process for the device with the contents at the determined location.