Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

An information processing method comprising:

• recording a plurality of operating systems in dedicated areas of the operating systems and recording information set by at least the one operating system in a common area that is capable of being referred to by any of the plurality of operating systems;
• storing the information set by the operating system having set the information to the common area and deleting a stored setting when any of the plurality of operating systems is activated;
• and
• referring to the set information while another operating system different from the operating system having set the information to the common area is active and causing the other operating system to perform specific processing based on the information before performing processing based on the setting in the operating system having set the information to the common area.

A computer program for causing a computer to execute:

• recording a plurality of operating systems in dedicated areas of the operating systems and recording information set by at least the one operating system in a common area that is capable of being referred to by any of the plurality of operating systems;
• storing the information set by the operating system having set the information to the common area and deleting a stored setting when any of the plurality of operating systems is activated;
• and
• referring to the set information while another operating system different from the operating system having set the information to the common area is active and causing the other operating system to perform specific processing based on the information before performing processing based on the setting in the operating system having set the information to the common area.