An apparatus is provided which is adapted to search for a desired device among a plurality of devices in a network. The apparatus includes a dividing unit adapted to divide a search condition into a first search condition and a second search condition when the size of the search condition exceeds a predetermined data size; a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the first search condition and the second search condition; a receiving unit adapted to receive each of a first search result of the first search condition and a second search result of the second search condition; and display unit adapted to display a combined search result on the basis of the first search result and the second search result received by the receiving unit.