An information processing apparatus including: a sensor; a motion pattern detector configured to detect a given motion pattern from a measurement result by the sensor; a controller configured to perform a control operation associated with the given motion pattern if the given motion pattern is detected by the motion pattern detector; and an application processor configured to perform an application operation including an application operation associated with the given motion pattern if the given motion pattern is detected by the motion pattern detector. The controller does not perform the control operation associated with the given motion pattern if the given motion pattern is detected during the application operation.