Patent ID: 8514427
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus that is equipped with a monitoring unit that acquires and retains information from a printing apparatus via a communication channel using an information request or an event registration, the information processing method comprising: an obtaining step of obtaining from the monitoring unit a route of schema as an acquiring method for acquiring retained information, wherein the acquiring method is positively notified by the monitoring unit and obtained in the obtaining step if there is a change in the information acquired from the printing apparatus by the monitoring unit, the changed information is converted into a schema definition by the monitoring unit, and the route of schema is established based on the schema definition by the monitoring unit; an acquiring step of making an inquiry to the monitoring unit by calling a predetermined function with the obtained route of schema as an argument as it is, and of acquiring the retained information; and a display controlling step of allowing a display unit to perform a display based on the information acquired in the acquiring step, the display including at least an ink information display unit and a printer information display unit, wherein, in a case where configuration information of the printing apparatus is not comprehended by the acquiring step, conversion and establishment of information is performed at the monitoring unit.