Patent ID: 8175484

Claim:
An image processing system comprising: a printing unit configured to print an image; a charging unit configured to execute, using one of a first charging method and a second charging method, charging for a print process executed by said printing unit; a selecting unit configured to select, before executing the print process, one of the first charging method and the second charging method according to a user operation; a managing unit configured to manage balance information representing a balance usable for charging of the charging unit; a first determining unit configured to determine, before a start of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages, on the basis of the balance information managed by said managing unit whether or not the print process is executable; and a control unit configured to control execution of the print process on the basis of a result of determination by said first determining unit when the first charging method is selected by said first determining unit, and cause said printing unit to execute the print process without determination by said first determining unit when the second charging method is selected by said selecting unit; wherein the image processing system further comprises a setting unit configured to set whether to control execution of the print process on the basis of the result of determination by said first determining unit, wherein if said setting unit sets not to control execution of the print process on the basis of the result of determination by said first determining unit, and even if the first charging method is selected, said control unit causes said printing unit to execute the print process without determination by said first determining unit.