APPARATUS COOPERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus cooperation system that provides a usage limiting device that can limit usage during cooperation between apparatuses.SOLUTION: There is provided an apparatus cooperation system in which each of a plurality of apparatuses connected via a network provides each of functions, the apparatus cooperation system including: acquisition means for acquiring image data; output condition receiving means for receiving output conditions in outputting the image data of the plurality of apparatuses; storage means for storing the amount of data that can be output by the plurality of apparatuses; output capability/incapability determination means for determining whether or not output can be performed in the output conditions on the basis of the output conditions received by the output condition receiving means and the amount of data that can be output; allocation number determination means for allocating the number of outputs to the plurality of apparatuses on the basis of the determination by the output capability/incapability determination means; communication means for transmitting the image data to the plurality of apparatuses determined by the allocation number determination means; and outputtable amount updating means for updating the amount of data that can be output according to the number of outputs output by the plurality of apparatuses.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3