An image forming apparatus includes a main body memory, and a controller. A second upper limit information stored in the main body memory indicates an upper limit of a printable page number that the image forming apparatus is allowed to print in a state where the image forming apparatus is in an off-line state. A printed page number information stored in the main body memory indicates a printed page number printed in the off-line state. The controller is configured to: increment the printed page number information by one in a case where the one sheet of paper is printed on one side printing; and increment the printed page number information by two in a case where the one sheet is printed on double-sided printing. The controller is configured to determine whether the printed page number information is greater than or equal to the second upper limit page number.

An information processing system includes a code assignment section that makes a document with code by assigning a code image to a first electronic document, the code image including billing destination information for determining a billing destination of a fee for reading the document with code, a printing section that prints the document with code as a paper document, a reading section that reads the document with code to generate a corresponding second electronic document, and transmits the second electronic document to a designated transmission destination, a code reading section that reads information from the code image in a case where the document with code is read by the reading section, and a billing section that performs billing to the billing destination for the fee for reading based on the billing destination information read by the code reading section.

An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus executes a predetermined workflow including a component whose usage history is to be counted, transmits to a user terminal through a communication network, count target contract input screen information for displaying a count target contract input screen on a display of the user terminal, the count target contract input screen associating a predetermined count target contract with the predetermined workflow, in response to an operation on the count target contract input screen displayed on the display of the user terminal based on the count target contract input screen information, associates the predetermined workflow with predetermined count target contract information indicating the predetermined count target contract, and in response to an execution of the predetermined workflow, counts the usage history of the component included in the predetermined workflow in association with the predetermined count target contract.

An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: in response to acquiring a first identification output from a different information processing apparatus, perform control of execution of a first process; in response to completion of the first process, perform control to cause the different information processing apparatus to output a second identification for executing a second process; and in response to acquiring the second identification output from the different information processing apparatus, perform control of execution of the second process.

An image forming apparatus includes a main body memory, and a controller. A second upper limit information stored in the main body memory indicates an upper limit of a printable page number that the image forming apparatus is allowed to print in a state where the image forming apparatus is in an off-line state. A printed page number information stored in the main body memory indicates a printed page number printed in the off-line state. The controller is configured to: increment the printed page number information by one in a case where the one sheet of paper is printed on one side printing; and increment the printed page number information by two in a case where the one sheet is printed on double-sided printing. The controller is configured to determine whether the printed page number information is greater than or equal to the second upper limit page number.

Management is performed by using a contract number, a model, a device ID, and data for managing the number of printed sheets as the contract device, a task for acquiring information necessary for management as the contract device is generated in response to a detection of a new device corresponding to a contract, a device search is performed via a network, and information necessary for management as the contract device is acquired from a new device according to the task in response to a detection if the new device corresponding to a model managed as the contract device is detected by the search. Additionally, a device ID of the contract device and data for managing the number of printed sheets are updated and managed by using the information acquired from the new device in response to the detection of the new device.

An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit that executes a printing operation to print an image on a recording sheet, a HDD in which first authentication information for identifying a user is stored in advance, an operation device for receiving information inputted, and a control device. The control device causes the printing unit to print, on the recording sheet, a first status page including first information related to a charge arising from execution of the printing operation, when an instruction to print a status page indicating a printing status by the printing unit has been received, and the authentication information received through the operation device and the first authentication information stored in the HDD in advance have been accorded with each other.

A server includes a controller The controller acquires device-usage information, which indicates a status of use of a subscribed device which is a device subscribing to a service, from the subscribed device, generates service-usage information indicating a status of use of the service, based on the acquired usage information, acquires an exchange request for changing the subscribed device from a first device currently subscribing to the service to a second device different from the first device, and changes the subscribed device from the first device to the second device, in response to the acquired exchange request.

A server has a service providing unit. The service providing unit determines whether a device already subscribes to at least one of one or more second services, in response to receiving a service request intended for a first service from an information processing apparatus. The first service includes a first function at least partially overlapping a second function of the one or more second services. The service providing unit guides a cancellation of a subscription for the second service to which the device already subscribes, in a case where it is determined that the device already subscribes to at least one of the one or more second services.

Methods and systems for printing on a print device from both authorized users and guest users are disclosed. The methods include configuring the print device to execute document processing jobs from both authorized users and guest users based on a rule set. The method also includes receiving a request to initiate a document processing session on the print device, initiating the kiosk mode session for executing paid document processing jobs by outputting a kiosk mode user interface that is configured to allow the guest user to submit requests for paid document processing jobs, receiving a request for executing a document processing job via the kiosk mode user interface, causing the print device to execute the document processing job, and causing a payment processing service associated with the guest user to render payment for executing the document processing job.