According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus is used with a network including one or more units each includes a sensor and/or actuator. The information processing apparatus is configured to use one or more computer programs (written in programming languages such as JAVASCRIPT and JAVA) each for controlling the sensor and/or actuator of the connected units. A library (default library/user-defined library) is prepared. The library includes classes each describing a method to control the sensor and/or actuator of the one or more units. The computer program can be created by combining one or more classes obtained from the library. The information processing apparatus is configured to control the sensor and/or actuator according to the created computer program.