Patent ID: 8867068

Claim:
An information processing apparatus that operates in an access restriction mode or in an access permission mode, the information processing apparatus comprising: a display device; a storage device; and a processor programmed to provide: a storing task of storing in the storage device at least one access-permitted uniform resource locator (URL); a setting task that selectively sets one of the access restriction mode or the access permission mode; an input task that inputs a URL; a determination task that determines, when the access restriction mode has been set, whether the input URL matches one of the stored at least one access-permitted URL; an access task that accesses data corresponding to the input URL, wherein, when the access permission mode has been set, the access task accesses the data regardless of the input URL, and wherein, when the access restriction mode has been set, the access task accesses the data when the determination task determines that the input URL matches one of the stored at least one access-permitted URL; a display task that displays the data on the display device; and a display control task that: when the access restriction mode has been set and the determination task determines that the input URL matches one of the stored at least one access-permitted URL, restricts displaying of a URL address display region and allows displaying of the accessed data on the display device; and when the access permission mode has been set, allows displaying of the URL address display region together with the accessed data on the display device regardless of the input URL address.