Information processing method and apparatus equipped with a monitoring unit

摘要

An information processing method in an information processing apparatus that is equipped with a monitoring unit that acquires and retains information from a printing apparatus via a communication channel using an information request or an event registration is provided. The information processing method includes an obtaining step of obtaining from the monitoring unit an acquiring method for acquiring the retained information; an acquiring step of acquiring the retained information in accordance with the obtained acquiring method; and a display controlling step of allowing a display unit to perform a display based on the information acquired in the acquiring step.