Patent ID: 8624931

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having a central processing unit that classifies objects associated with the respective attribute information and associated with position information representing a position where the objects are disposed on a display screen, the apparatus comprising: a display control unit that controls display of the object on the display screen, wherein the display control unit further comprises an object position control unit that acquires a movement instruction provided by a user and performs movement of the object on the display screen based on the movement instruction; an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of an object containing movement information, which indicates a movement destination position of the object on the display screen resulting from the movement of the object on the display screen by the object position control unit; an instructive request estimate unit implemented by the central processing unit that determines, based on whether a compatibility level between the attribute information of the object and attribute information of a resultant proximate object is greater than a predetermined threshold, whether or not the movement of the object on the display screen by the object position control unit is a classification processing request for the object; a classification processing unit that classifies the object based on a result of the determination by the instructive request estimate unit, wherein the attribute information of the object is distinct from the operation information and a position of the object on the display screen resulting from movement of the object on the display screen by the object position control unit.