Patent ID: 8140525

Claim:
An information processing apparatus using a storing unit configured to store importance levels of contents and one or more processors to control parts of the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising: an input part configured to input a search condition; an obtaining part configured to obtain a search result for contents based on the search condition inputted by the input part; a display control part configured to display a part of contents associated with the search result based on an importance level of the contents or display detail of the contents associated with the search result based on a user selection; a receiving part configured to selectively receive a request of the importance level of the contents of which the detail of the contents is displayed by the display control part; a setting part configured to set the importance level of the contents corresponding to the request received by the receiving part; and an importance determining part configured to determine the importance level of the contents displayed by the display control part depending on whether the part of contents is displayed or the detail of the contents are displayed and the request of the importance level of the contents of which the detail of the contents is displayed is not received, the importance determining part is configured to determine the importance level as the importance level of the contents of which the part is displayed, setting importance level of the contents of which the part is displayed higher than an importance level of the contents of which the detail is displayed and the request of the importance level of the contents of which the detail of the contents is displayed is not received.