Patent ID: 7464866

Claim:
A print processing apparatus comprising: a data-to-be-printed storage unit that stores data to be printed; a data-to-be-printed reading unit that reads the data to be printed from the data-to-be-printed storage unit based on a print instruction; a restriction setting unit that sets restriction settings to restrict a print service fee to be charged for printing the data to be printed read by the data-to-be-printed reading unit; a data-to-be-printed processing unit that processes the data to be printed, the process modifying the data to be printed into print data according to an algorithm, such that the print data, when charged for, does not exceed the restricted print service fee; a print service fee settlement processing unit that performs settlement processing of a print service fee charged for the print data processed by the data-to-be-printed processing unit; and a print control unit that transmits the print data processed by the data-to-be-printed processing unit to a print processing unit and performs print control after completing the settlement processing by the print service fee settlement processing unit.