Performing payment process according to use of image forming apparatus in electronic device

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:

• instructions to scan a first electronic code located at a first image forming apparatus, the first electronic code comprising first policy information of the first image forming apparatus;
• instructions to obtain the first policy information based on the scanning of the first electronic code, the first policy information comprising device information of the first image forming apparatus, and information of a payment process with respect to the first image forming apparatus;
• instructions to prepare one or more applications used for driving the first image forming apparatus based on the first policy information;
• instructions to prepare one or more applications used for the payment process based on the first policy information;
• instructions to receive a request for a first job of the first image forming apparatus, and generate, based on the first policy information, first charging information corresponding to the first job;
• instructions to call a first application from among the one or more applications used for the payment process to pay a first payment amount based on the first charging information;
• and
• instructions to call a second application from among the one or more applications used for driving the first image forming apparatus to control the first image forming apparatus to perform the first job, when the first payment amount is paid via the first application.

An electronic device comprising:

• a display;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions executable by the processor,
• wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to:
• scan a first electronic code located at a first image forming apparatus, the first electronic code comprising first policy information of the first image forming apparatus;
• obtain the first policy information based on the scanning of the first electronic code, the first policy information comprising device information of a first image forming apparatus and information of a payment process with respect to the first image forming apparatus;
• prepare one or more applications used for driving the first image forming apparatus based on the first policy information;
• prepare one or more applications used for the payment process based on the first policy information;
• receive a request for a first job of the first image forming apparatus, and generate, based on the first policy information, first charging information corresponding to the first job;
• call a first application from among the one or more applications used for the payment process to pay a first payment amount based on the first charging information;
• and
• when the first payment amount is paid via the first application, call a second application from among the one or more applications used for driving the first image forming apparatus to control the first image forming apparatus to perform the first job.