Patent ID: 7518747

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, which is connected to a job processing apparatus including a first storing unit configured to store first job information regarding a job, a processing of which is not completed, in association with job identification information, and a second storing unit configured to store second job information regarding a job, a processing of which has been completed, in association with the job identification information, comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain job identification information; a sending unit configured to send a command, which requests the job processing apparatus to search both the first job information stored in said first storing unit and the second job information stored in said second storing unit for job information corresponding to the obtained job identification information, to the job processing apparatus for inquiring of the job processing apparatus a status of a job that corresponds to the obtained job identification information; a receiving unit configured to receive a response to the command sent by said sending unit from the job processing apparatus; and an informing unit configured to inform a user of the status of the job that corresponds to the obtained job identification information based on the response received by said receiving unit regardless of whether a processing of the job has been completed or not.