Patent ID: 8199353

Claim:
An image forming system comprising: a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network; and an information processing apparatus connected to the network, each image forming apparatus within the plurality of image forming apparatuses including a remaining-toner sensor for detecting remaining amounts of toner for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black in toner cartridges, the information processing apparatus including a storage device for storing various types of information regarding each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses obtained from the image forming apparatuses via the network, the various types of information including apparatus status information and apparatus identifying information, the apparatus status information including the remaining amounts of toner, and a display device for displaying icons representing the remaining amounts of toner for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black in first lines on a respective image forming apparatus basis, and displaying the icons representing the remaining amounts of toner for each image forming apparatus within the plurality of image forming apparatuses in second lines on a respective color basis; wherein the first lines are perpendicular to the second lines.