Patent ID: 8755074

Claim:
A print server apparatus to communicate with a printer, the print server apparatus comprising: a holding unit configured to store an original job list including a plurality of print job data pieces in a temporary storage apparatus, wherein each of the plurality of print job data pieces includes a progress status of a print job and a status of issuance processing of the print job; a change unit configured to discard, in response to a shutdown instruction being received, print job data whose status of issuance processing is in issuance wait from the original job list; a storing unit configured to store a first job list changed by the change unit in a storage apparatus, wherein a number of print job data pieces included in the first job list is smaller than a number of print job data pieces included in the original job list; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the printer, a second job list including a plurality of print job data pieces including a progress status of a print job in response to the print server apparatus being rebooted; and an update unit configured to update the first job list stored in the storage apparatus based on the second job list acquired by the acquisition unit.