Patent ID: 7742039

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a display device configured to visually present information as an electro-optical image; an input configured to input information from a user; a storage device configured to store user information inputted from the input device by the owner and to store a plurality of documents inputted from the input device by the user; a processor coupled to the display device, the input device and the storage device, and configured to execute the processes of: (1) displaying a first icon that can be used for displaying a registration screen; (2) displaying a second icon that can be used for displaying an information screen; (3) displaying the registration page on the display device as an electro-optical image, responsive to the first icon being selected using the input device; (4) inputting user information inputted to the registration screen by the user using the input device; (5) storing the user information inputted by the user in the storage device; (6) displaying the information screen on the display device as an electro-optical image, responsive to the second icon being selected using the input device; (7) inputting document information inputted to the information screen by the user using the input device; (8) automatically adding the user information to the document information by duplicating the user information stored in the storage device; (9) storing the document including the document information inputted to the information screen and the user information added to the document information in the storage device; and (10) displaying the document with the user information added automatically, when the document stored in the storage device is opened by the user.