Patent ID: 7908553

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for processing information input according to an operation content on an operation screen, comprising: a first input section operated to input first information; first display control means for displaying information selected by the first input section on a display section; a second input section operated to input second information; second display control means repeatedly operated in a state in which the first information is being displayed on the display section, to repeatedly display a plurality of pieces of second information related to the first information in a predetermined order on the display section; input means for inputting said first information based on an input assistance button, the input assistance button is assigned to four character options; and input means for inputting said second information by operating a plurality of toggle buttons, each of the plurality of toggle buttons representing two or more predetermined character strings, which are related to each other in a particular field, wherein each of the two or more predetermined character strings includes a plurality of alphabetical letters, and wherein when each of the plurality of toggle buttons representing two or more character strings is repeatedly operated, the two or more character strings are repeatedly displayed in a predetermined sequence in a character input area.