Patent ID: 7039558

Claim:
A data processing apparatus for effecting a predetermined process with respect to another data processing apparatus, comprising: a recognition unit for recognizing a money account function of another data processing apparatus; a decision unit for deciding that said data processing apparatus is to effect a money account process for a first process by said data processing apparatus and for a second process by said another data processing apparatus, in the case where said recognition unit recognizes that said another data processing apparatus does not have the money account function; and a control unit for controlling execution of the money account process in accordance with the decision by said decision unit, wherein the predetermined process is a process for printing an image read by said another data processing apparatus in the data processing apparatus, and the money account process is based on at least one part of information regarding the number of images read by said another data processing apparatus, monochromatic reading, color reading, the number of sheets to be printed by said another data processing apparatus, monochromatic printing and color printing.