Processing apparatus, terminal apparatus, and control methods therefor

摘要

This invention provides a technique in which even if a job by a processing apparatus is interrupted during execution, another apparatus continues the processing using completely the same function without further billing the user. Upon receiving a print job, a printing apparatus executes billing processing for the job, in which the printing apparatus communicates with a billing server. The printing apparatus writes, in the memory of an NFC unit, setting values about the received print job, the identification information of the printing apparatus itself, and the identification information of another alternative processing apparatus. While executing the print job, the printing apparatus writes progress information about an unprocessed portion of the job in the memory of the NFC unit every time a preset processing unit is executed during execution of the job.

主权项

1. A system for executing a job, comprising:
a first processing apparatus configured to receive a job from an external apparatus, to execute processing corresponding to the job and to perform billing processing for the job; and a second processing apparatus configured to receive a job from an external apparatus, to execute processing corresponding to the job and to perform billing processing for the job; wherein the first processing apparatus executes processing corresponding to the received job, and writes, in a memory which is accessible by the external apparatus even when no power is supplied to said first processing apparatus, at least one of a setting value about the job and progress information of the processing, wherein the second processing apparatus receives the job, at least one of the setting value and the progress information, and information for determining whether billing for the job has already been performed, and wherein, if the second processing apparatus determines based on the information, that the billing has been performed, the second processing apparatus executes processing corresponding to the job based on at least one of the setting value and the progress information, without further performing billing processing.