System and method for multifunction peripheral fleet management

A method comprising:

• receiving a management session request from an associated user via a user interface,
• receiving, into a memory, device information corresponding to each of a plurality of multifunction peripherals, wherein the device information is organized in a plurality of categories
• showing a tabbed image on a display, each tabbed image associated with a different category,
• determining an open tab among the tabbed images, wherein information relative to the open tab is displayable and information relative to remaining tabs is hidden,
• retrieving device information associated with the open tab,
• showing a list of retrieved device information on the display,
• show indicia corresponding to a number of entries in a list on the open tab,
• retrieving device information associated with unopened tabs,
• showing placeholder indicia corresponding to a number of devices in each unopened tab while the device information associated with the unopened tabs is being retrieved, and
• replacing placeholder indicia from each unopened tab with indicia corresponding to the number of entries in each unopened tab after its associated device information has been retrieved.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a networked computer to execute a control method, the control method comprising:

• receiving, into a memory, device information corresponding to each of a plurality of multifunction peripherals, wherein the device information is organized in a plurality of categories
• showing a tabbed image on a display, each tabbed image associated with a different category,
• determining an open tab among the tabbed images, wherein information relative to the open tab is displayable and information relative to remaining tabs is hidden,
• retrieving device information associated with the open tab,
• showing a list of retrieved device information on the display,
• show indicia corresponding to a number of entries in a list on the open tab,
• retrieving device information associated with unopened tabs,
• showing placeholder indicia corresponding to a number of devices in each unopened tab while the device information associated with the unopened tabs is being retrieved, and
• replacing placeholder indicia from each unopened tab with indicia corresponding to the number of entries in each unopened tab after its associated device information has been retrieved.