Patent ID: 6980236

Claim:
An information processing apparatus including a CPU, a display unit, a general purpose data input section, and a graphic user interface for displaying windows on said display unit, the apparatus further comprising; an operation member for activating a first image capture application program from a plurality of application programs when said operation member is operated to be in a first position, wherein at least one of the plurality of application programs is not related to image processing; an imaging unit for capturing an image of an object in response to operation of said operation member, wherein the image is captured by said imaging unit when said operation member is operated to be in said first position and a window is displayed on said display unit by means of said graphic user interface showing an image related to the captured image, and wherein said window is displayed on said display unit in front of any other window related to another application program for as long as said operation member is in said first position; and a recording unit for recording the captured image if said operation member is moved from said first position to a second position.