Printing system, printing program, printing method, server apparatus, server apparatus program, printer, printing system program, and recording medium having programs stored therein

A printing program which is used for a printing system including a client apparatus which deals with printing data and a server apparatus which is connected to the client apparatus so as to communicate therewith,

• wherein the printing program allows a computer of the client apparatus to function as:
• a correction data request transmitting unit which requests the server apparatus to transmit correction data used for correcting the printing data;
• a correction data receiving unit which receives predetermined correction data transmitted from the server apparatus at the request of the correction data request transmitting unit;
• a billing information receiving unit which receives billing information on the correction data received by the correction data receiving unit;
• and
• a billing unit which performs a predetermined process on the basis of the billing information received by the billing information receiving unit, and
• the printing program allows a computer of the server apparatus to function as:
• a correction data request receiving unit which receives a request to transmit the correction data from the client apparatus;
• a correction data acquiring unit which acquires, from a correction data storage unit, predetermined correction data corresponding to the request to transmit the correction data received by the correction data request receiving unit;
• a correction data transmitting unit which transmits, to the client apparatus, the correction data acquired by the correction data acquiring unit;
• a charge calculating unit which calculates a charge corresponding to a process of sending the correction data transmitted from the correction data transmitting unit;
• and
• a charge notifying unit which notifies the client apparatus of the charge calculated by the charge calculating unit.

A printing method that uses a client apparatus for dealing with printing data and a server apparatus connected to the client apparatus so as to communicate therewith,

• wherein the client apparatus performs:
• requesting the server apparatus to transmit correction data used for correcting the printing data;
• receiving predetermined correction data transmitted from the server apparatus in response to the request to transmit the correction data;
• receiving billing information on the received correction data;
• and
• performing a predetermined billing process on the basis of the received billing information, and the server apparatus performs:
• receiving the request to transmit the correction data from the client apparatus;
• acquiring predetermined correction data corresponding to the received request for the correction data;
• transmitting the acquired correction data to the client apparatus;
• calculating a charge corresponding to a process of sending the transmitted correction data;
• and
• notifying the client apparatus of the calculated charge.