Patent ID: 8589797

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for connection to an image forming apparatus and a client device via a network, the information processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores in advance therein screen definition data defining a screen-content of a work flow including a combination of a plurality of information processings executed in the image forming apparatus; a transmitting unit that transmits the screen definition data corresponding to the work flow to the client device in accordance with a selection of the work flow from the client device; a receiving unit that receives definition data of a screen content edited by the client device, the screen content being edited by the client device via an editing screen generated by an edit-screen creating unit, the editing screen defining a main display area that is an area for items that are to be displayed and a non-display area that is an area for items that are not to be displayed, the edit-screen creating unit automatically including a non-display drop area instead of the non-display area when screen size is insufficient to display both the main display area and the non-display area on the same screen, and an item displayed on the main display area being configured to be moved onto the non-display drop area via drag and drop operation; and a storing control unit that controls storing of the definition data of the screen content edited by the client device in the storage unit.