an information processing apparatus includes : a display device including a touch panel configured to detect a touch position where the touch panel is touched by a user operation , wherein display information is displayed on the display device ; a display information storage unit configured to store the display information ; an information display controller configured to display the display information on the display device ; a touch position acquisition unit configured to acquire the touch position in response to the user operation on the display information ; a region setting unit configured to set a certain region in the display information based on the touch position ; a target information extraction unit configured to extract a target information from the certain region ; a target information storage unit configured to store the target information ; and a target information display controller configured to display the target information on the display device .