Image processing system, image processing apparatus, image processing method,and storage medium

An image processing apparatus for outputting print information by receiving user information and the print information transferred from an electronic apparatus, said image processing apparatus comprising:

• voice-feature specification means for specifying a voice feature based on the user information received from the electronic apparatus;
• user-authentication-information specification means for specifying user-authentication information by executing voice authentication processing based on the voice feature specified by said voice-feature specification means;
• and
• print-information output means for starting output of the print information based on the user-authentication information specified by said user-authentication-information specification means.

An image processing method in a system for forming an image on a medium based on print information transferred from an electronic apparatus to an image processing apparatus, said method comprising steps performed by the electronic apparatus comprising:

• an information addition step of adding user information to the print information;
• and
• a transfer step of transferring the print information having the user information added thereto to the image processing apparatus,
• said method also comprising steps performed by the image processing apparatus comprising:
• a voice-feature specification step of specifying a voice feature based on the user information received from the electronic apparatus;
• a user-authentication-information specification step of specifying user-authentication information by executing voice authentication processing based on the voice feature specified in said voice-feature specification step;
• and
• an information output step of starting output of the print information based on the user-authentication information specified in said user-authentication-information specification step.