# US 2024/0202811 A1 · Information processing apparatus and information processing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0202811 A1 - Document ID: US20240202811A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/466,585 - Filed: 2023-09-13 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-20 - Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240202811A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation} - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06Q 30/0635: {replenishment orders; recurring orders} - G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a communication interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to cause a display screen to display an operation screen on which operation elements corresponding to a plurality of items are disposed, then receive a selection of an operation element displayed on the operation screen. The processor executes order processing based on the received selection of the operation element if the processor is in a first operating mode and receives an editing operation for changing setting information related to a state of the item corresponding to the selected operation element if the processor is in a second operating mode. The display mode of the selected operation element is set according to the setting information related to the state of the item. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus, comprising: a storage unit; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: cause a display screen to display an operation screen on which operation elements corresponding to a plurality of items are disposed; receive a selection of an operation element displayed on the operation screen; execute order processing based on the received selection of the operation element if the processor is in a first operating mode; and receive an editing operation for changing setting information related to a state of the item corresponding to the selected operation element if the processor is in a second operating mode, wherein a display mode of the selected operation element is set according to the setting information related to the state of the item. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein processor is further configured to: switch between the first and second operating modes upon receiving a predetermined operation on the operation screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation screen visually identifies whether a present operating mode is the first operating mode or the second operating mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: record the setting information as changed by the editing operation in the storage unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to: send the setting information as changed by the editing operation to an external apparatus via the communication interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: send the setting information as changed by the editing operation to an external apparatus via the communication interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: record the setting information as changed by the editing operation in the storage unit; display a confirmation operation element on the display screen after receiving the editing operation; and send the setting information as changed by the editing operation to an external apparatus via the communication interface based on an operation of the confirmation operation element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting information related to a state of the item includes a stock level of the item corresponding to the selected operation element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting information related to a state of the item includes a freshness state of the item corresponding to the selected operation element. ### Claim 10 An ordering system, comprising: a server apparatus storing a display setting master file including display settings for operation elements corresponding to a plurality of items; and a plurality of ordering terminals, each ordering terminal including: a storage unit; a communication interface connected to the server apparatus; and a processor configured to: cause a display screen to display an operation screen on which operation elements corresponding to the plurality of items are disposed; receive a selection of an operation element displayed on the operation screen; execute order processing based on the received selection of the operation element if the processor is in a first operating mode; and receive an editing operation for changing setting information related to a state of the item corresponding to the selected operation element if the processor is in a second operating mode, wherein a display mode of the selected operation element is set according to the setting information related to the state of the item. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The ordering system according to claim 10, wherein each processor is further configured to: record the setting information as changed by the editing operation in a local display setting file in the storage unit, the local display setting file including the display settings for operation elements corresponding to the plurality of items. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The ordering system according to claim 11, wherein each processor is further configured to: send the setting information as changed by the editing operation to the server apparatus via the communication interface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The ordering system according to claim 10, wherein each processor is further configured to: send the setting changed by the editing operation to the server apparatus via the communication interface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The ordering system according to claim 10, wherein each processor is further configured to: record the setting information as changed by the editing operation in a local display setting file in the storage unit; display a confirmation operation element on the display screen after receiving the editing operation; and send the setting information as changed by the editing operation to the server apparatus via the communication interface based on an operation of the confirmation operation element. ### Claim 15 An information processing method for an ordering terminal, the method comprising: causing a display screen of the ordering terminal to display an operation screen on which operation elements corresponding to a plurality of items are disposed; receiving a user selection of an operation element displayed on the operation screen; executing order processing based on the received selection of the operation element if the ordering terminal is in a first operating mode; and receiving an editing operation for changing setting information related to a state of the item corresponding to the selected operation element if the ordering terminal is in a second operating mode, wherein a display mode of the selected operation element is set according to the setting information related to the state of the item. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The information processing method according to claim 15, further comprising: switching between the first and second operating modes upon receiving a predetermined operation on the operation screen. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The information processing method according to claim 15, wherein the operation screen visually identifies whether a present operating mode is the first operating mode or the second operating mode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The information processing method according to claim 15, further comprising: recording the setting information as changed by the editing operation in a storage unit of the ordering terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The information processing method according to claim 18, further comprising: sending the setting information as changed by the editing operation to an external apparatus via a communication interface of the ordering terminal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The information processing method according to claim 15, further comprising: recording the setting information as changed by the editing operation in a storage unit of the ordering terminal; displaying a confirmation operation element on the display screen after receiving the editing operation; and sending the setting information as changed by the editing operation to an external apparatus via a communication interface or the ordering terminal based on an operation of the confirmation operation element.