Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for forming an image, the process comprising:

• retaining a print command having a print deadline set therefor and received from a user, executing a billing process related to a printing process when the printing process related to the print command is completed in an image forming apparatus that has acquired the print command, and communicating with a print server that deletes the print command if the printing process related to the print command is not executed before the print deadline is reached;
• receiving the print command from the print server and causing a memory to store the print command;
• and
• not causing the printing process related to the print command to be executed if an execution order for the print command is received after the print deadline for the print command received from the print server has passed.

An image forming method comprising:

• retaining a print command having a print deadline set therefor and received from a user, executing a billing process related to a printing process when the printing process related to the print command is completed in an image forming apparatus that has acquired the print command, and communicating with a print server that deletes the print command if the printing process related to the print command is not executed before the print deadline is reached;
• receiving the print command from the print server and causing a memory to store the print command;
• and
• not causing the printing process related to the print command to be executed if an execution order for the print command is received after the print deadline for the print command received from the print server has passed.