Server apparatus, print distribution system, print distribution method, and program

A print distribution system consisting of:

• a server apparatus including a first processor and a memory that stores a first image that is an image for printing;
• and
• a user terminal including a second processor and a display unit and connected to a printer or provided with a printer,
• wherein the first processor is configured to:
• transmit a second image that is an incomplete display form of the first image to the user terminal;
• receive a distribution request for the first image associated with the second image from the user terminal;
• and
• distribute the first image to the user terminal as the image for printing in a case where the distribution request is received, and
• the second processor is configured to:
• display the second image on the display unit;
• and
• receive the distributed first image and print the first image by the printer.

A print distribution method using a server apparatus including a first processor and a memory that stores a first image that is an image for printing, the server apparatus communicating with a user terminal and distributing the first image, the print distribution method being executed by the first processor, the print distribution method comprising:

• a step of transmitting a second image that is an incomplete display form of the first image to the user terminal;
• a step of receiving a distribution request for the first image associated with the second image from the user terminal;
• and
• a step of distributing the first image to the user terminal as the image for printing in a case where the distribution request is received.