Disclosed are a network device management system and method of controlling
the same for simplifying the operation of a client application and making
it possible to reduce traffic in process-to-process communication. By way
of inter-process communication, a client apparatus requests a server
apparatus for log information relating to a device connected on a
network. Using a prescribed protocol, the server apparatus acquires the
device-related log information and transmits this information to the
client apparatus by inter-process communication. The client apparatus
stores the device-related log information acquired from the server
apparatus and, based upon newly acquired log information, changes a
display of device-related log information and print job status
information.