Patent ID: 8780376

Claim:
An image processing apparatus having a function to cooperatively output, via a cooperative image processing apparatus, document data for which a total limited number of output times is set, comprising: a data sending unit that sends to the cooperative image processing apparatus the document data to be output, for which the total limited number of output times is set, with output setting information including an allocated number of output times for the document data individually allocated for the cooperative image processing apparatus; and a number updating unit that updates the total limited number of output times set for the document data based on the allocated number of output times for the document data individually allocated for the cooperative image processing apparatus by subtracting the allocated number of output times from the total limited number of output times, when the data sending unit sends the document data with the output setting information to the cooperative image processing apparatus, wherein the number updating unit receives an output result including a failure number of output times that indicates the number of times the cooperative image processing apparatus cannot output the document data sent from the data sending unit because of failure and updates the total limited number of output times set for the document data by adding the failure number of output times when the failure number of output times is not zero.