Patent ID: 7058705
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of processing device information in a network system in which a management server, for managing the device information, an information processing apparatus, and a device are connected via a network, comprising: a first transmitting step of transmitting a plurality of different types of device information from the device to the management server at predetermined timings, respectively, wherein the plurality of different types of device information are static information, which does not vary, semi-static information transmitted periodically at a first time interval, and dynamic information transmitted periodically at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval; and a second transmitting step of transmitting the semi-static information and the dynamic information from the management server to the information processing apparatus at respective different timings, wherein in the second transmitting step, the semi-static information is transmitted less frequently than the dynamic information.