Patent ID: 8407748

Claim:
An image processing apparatus capable of transmitting contents stored in a storage medium in response to a request from a display control apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising: a reception unit configured to receive a transmission request for information on a directory for managing the contents from the display control apparatus; a transmission unit configured to transmit a response to the transmission request received by the reception unit; and a notification unit configured to notify, when the contents stored in the storage medium are added or deleted after the transmission of the response by the transmission unit, the display control apparatus of a change in a predetermined directory, thereby causing the display control apparatus to transmit a transmission request for information on the predetermined directory again, wherein, when a new directory is formed on the same layer as that of the directory for managing the contents as a result of addition of the contents in the storage medium, the notification unit notifies the display control apparatus of a change in a directory located on a layer above the directory for managing the contents.