Patent ID: 8166395

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having an operating mode for performing an operation on the apparatus and an explaining mode for presenting an explanation describing an operation on the apparatus, comprising: a presentation unit constructed to present the explanation for an operation in the explaining mode; a storage unit constructed to store a history of user inputs; and a movement control unit constructed to switch from the explaining mode to the operating mode and to perform an operation according to the history of user inputs stored in said storage unit, responsive to a preset first user input, wherein said movement control unit switches from the explaining mode to the operating mode without performing an operation according to the history of user inputs stored in the storage unit, responsive to a preset second user input, and wherein in the case that the history of user inputs indicates an operation to an input device that is not automatically restored to a previous status and there is selection of the preset second user input, said movement control unit instructs the user to restore the input device to the previous status, and switches from the explaining mode to the operating mode after confirming that the input device has been restored to the previous status.