Patent ID: 8291217

Claim:
A management device configured to communicate with at least one second management device and at least one terminal device via a network, the management device and the at least one second management device being multi-function peripherals, the management device comprising: an acquiring system configured to acquire first management information managed by the management device; a receiving system configured to receive second management information managed by each of the at least one second management device from each of the at least one second management device, the second management information being different than the first management information; a management information request receiving system configured to receive a management information request for the first management information and the second management information from the at least one terminal device; and a sending system configured to send, to the at least one terminal device, the first management information acquired by the acquiring system and the second management information received by the receiving system in response to the management information request being received by the management information request receiving system, the first and second management information indicating which of the management device and the at least one second management device the management information is associated with, respectively, wherein the second management information is received and stored by the management device prior to reception of a management information request by the management information request receiving system.