Patent ID: 8539376

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, comprising: an input unit configured to receive information associated with a first computer application; a controller comprising a computer processor configured to: generate a first signal to cause a first icon to be presented on a first display screen, the first icon representing the first computer application; generate a second signal, based on the received information, to cause a second icon to be presented on the first display screen, the second icon being attached to the first icon and partially overlapping the first icon when the second icon is not selected, the second icon displaying an indicator to indicate a change in status of the received information associated with the first computer application; and receive a user selection of one of the first or second icons, selection of the first icon causing execution of the first computer application, and selection of the second icon causing display of an overview of the change in status of the received information associated with the first computer application, wherein when the user selects the second icon on the first display screen, the controller generates a third signal to cause the display of the overview of the change in status on a second display screen.