Patent ID: 8705078

Claim:
A printing system comprising: a printing apparatus; an information processing apparatus; and a server, wherein the printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus, and the server are respectively independent apparatuses connected via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: a first transmitting unit configured to transmit image data to the server; a second transmitting unit configured to transmit the image data to the printing apparatus; and a third transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the printing apparatus, location information indicating a storage location of the image data transmitted to the server by the first transmitting unit, wherein the server comprises: a storage unit configured to store the image data transmitted to the server by the first transmitting unit, and wherein the printing apparatus comprises: a printing unit configured to perform printing processing based on the image data transmitted to the printing apparatus by the second transmitting unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the printing apparatus can access the image data stored in the storage unit of the server based on the location information transmitted to the printing apparatus by the third transmitting unit; and a generating unit configured to generate, when the determining unit determines that the printing apparatus can access the image data stored in the storage unit of the server, log information regarding the printing processing by using the location information, and when the determining unit determines that the printing apparatus cannot access the image data stored in the storage unit of the server, the log information by using the image data transmitted to the printing apparatus by the second transmitting unit.