Patent Document ID: 10062029
Application ID: 14614479
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor configured to execute: a processing rule management section configured to manage a plurality of processing rules by applying identification numbers to the processing rules, each one of the plurality of processing rules including a plurality of operational steps required to be executed to complete execution of the processing rule, at least some of the processing rules having been updated; an executed operation information acquisition section configured to acquire executed operation information including operational steps executed for completing processing in an order in which the executed operational steps are performed, the executed operation information being acquired from a user terminal executing a processing rule including the executed operational steps; and a determination section configured to determine whether the executed operation information, based on comparison between the acquired executed operation information and each of the operational steps in the plurality of processing rules managed by processing rule management section, is true or false, wherein the determination section is configured to determine whether the processing rule executed by the user terminal is an outdated processing rule according to a result of the determination whether the executed operation information is true or false.