Patent ID: 7880923

Claim:
An image forming apparatus configured to perform printing when a reservation request including a count value for the printing is accepted by a management apparatus that performs charging management according to a print result, the image forming apparatus comprising: a first transmission unit configured to transmit, to the management apparatus, a reservation request including a first count value for printing a part of a print job before completing analysis on the entire print job; a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the management apparatus, a reservation request including a second count value for printing the entire print job after completing the analysis on the entire print job; a switching unit configured to switch a print mode between a first mode for causing the first transmission unit to transmit the reservation request to the management apparatus and a second mode for causing the second transmission unit to transmit the reservation request to the management apparatus; a printing unit configured to perform printing according to an acceptance of the reservation request by the management apparatus; and a request unit configured to request the management apparatus for a balance value usable for a user according to information about the user who has issued instructions for printing, wherein the switching unit switches the print mode from the first mode to the second mode when the balance value obtained through the request by the request unit is less than a predetermined count value, or continues the print mode in the first mode when the balance value is not less than the predetermined count value.