IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ENABLING CHARGING MANAGEMENT, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR

摘要

An image forming apparatus that is capable of flexibly coping with charging in various protocols. A user information storage unit allows registering relating user information related with a protocol. A reception unit receives a print job that includes the relating user information and that is requested to execute according to a protocol from an external apparatus. A determination unit determines whether the relating user information in the print job is registered in the user information storage unit. A storing unit stores the print job without starting to print when the determination unit determines that the relating user information included in the print job is not registered. A registration unit registers the relating user information included in the print job to the user information storage unit, when printing of the print job stored is started according to an instruction from a user who logged in to the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a user information storage unit configured to store relating user information related with a protocol; a reception unit configured to receive a print job that includes relating user information and that is requested to execute according to a specific protocol from an external apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether the relating user information included in the print job received by said reception unit is stored in said user information storage unit as the relating user information related with the specific protocol; a storing unit configured to store the print job without starting to print in a case where said determination unit determines that the relating user information included in the print job is not stored in said user information storage unit as the relating user information related with the specific protocol; and a registration unit configured to register the relating user information included in the print job to said user information storage unit as the relating user information related with the specific protocol, in a case where printing of the print job stored by said storing unit is started according to an instruction from a user who logged in to the image forming apparatus.