Patent ID: 8379241

Claim:
A printing system comprising: an image forming device; and an information processing device configured to transmit print data containing a plurality of pages of images to the image forming device and control the image forming device to print the images on sheets based on the print data, wherein the information processing device comprises: a first transmitter configured to sequentially transmit, to the image forming device, print data of each of a main page and one or more ancillary pages to be printed in connection with the main page; and a second transmitter configured to transmit, to the image forming device, booking information regarding a number of the ancillary pages in association with transmission of the print data of the main page, and wherein the image forming device comprises: a receiver configured to receive data from the information processing device; a storage unit configured to store a remaining number of pages printable by the image forming device; a determining unit configured to, when the receiver receives the booking information along with the print data of the main page from the information processing device, determine whether a number of the main page and the ancillary pages that is determined based on the received booking information is equal to or less than the remaining number of printable pages stored on the storage unit; a registering unit configured to, when the determining unit determines that the number of the main page and the ancillary pages is equal to or less than the remaining number of printable pages, register a booking for printing of the main page and the ancillary pages; and a printing unit configured to print the main page and the ancillary pages based on the booking registered by the registering unit.