An information processing apparatus includes a Web-page display unit configured to receive a Web page from a Web page server unit to display the received Web page on a display device, an update request wait unit configured to wait for receipt of an update request to update the displayed Web page, and an update request reporting unit configured to report the update request to the Web page display unit in response to receipt of the update request by the update request wait unit from the Web server unit, wherein the Web page display unit is further configured to send a Web page transmission request to the Web server unit based on a definition provided in the displayed Web page in response to the reported update request, and to display on the display device the Web page returned from the Web server unit in response to the Web page transmission request.