In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image acquisition module, a detection module, a determination module and a display control module. The image acquisition module acquires an image captured by an image capturing section which photographs an object held to the image capturing section. The detection module detects the object contained in the image acquired by the image acquisition module. The determination module determines the propriety of a holding manner of the object detected by the detection module. The display control module controls to display the image and the propriety of the holding manner determined by the determination module on a display section over the image.