Patent ID: 8405842
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system, comprising: a data receiving unit for receiving data to be printed and an identifier of a user demanding printing of the data; a first determining unit for determining whether or not a document represented by the data received by said data receiving unit is in accordance with a predetermined format; and a print controller for permitting or restricting printing of said data, depending on the result of determination by said first determining unit; wherein said predetermined format is neither a color data format nor a monochrome data format but a print format used for business operations, and wherein said print controller includes a print permitting unit for permitting, if it is determined by said first determining unit that said data is in accordance with said predetermined format, printing of said data, and a charging unit for charging, if it is determined by said first determining unit that said data is not in accordance with said predetermined format, a prescribed fee to a user corresponding to said identifier, for printing said data.