Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• receiving an image forming request including an image forming job from a first terminal device;
• receiving identification information of a user from a second terminal device in which an application program having a wallet function is installed;
• performing authentication based on the identification information received;
• transmitting, when the authentication is successfully performed, a payment request for image formation based on the image forming job to the application program;
• receiving a payment execution request corresponding to the payment request from the application program;
• transmitting a settlement request for the image formation based on the image forming job to a settlement server when the payment execution request is received;
• receiving a settlement completion notification from the settlement server;
• and
• executing the image formation based on the image forming job when the settlement completion notification is received.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a processor to function as:

• a first communication controller that communicates with a first terminal device;
• a second communication controller that communicates with a second terminal device in which an application program having a wallet function is installed;
• a third communication controller that communicates with a settlement server;
• an authentication section that authenticates a user;
• and
• an image formation execution section that executes image formation, wherein
• the first communication controller receives an image forming request including an image forming job from the first terminal device,
• the second communication controller receives identification information of the user from the second terminal device,
• the authentication section performs authentication based on the identification information received,
• the second communication controller transmits a payment request for the image formation based on the image forming job to the application program when the authentication is successfully performed by the authentication section,
• the second communication controller receives a payment execution request corresponding to the payment request from the application program,
• the third communication controller transmits a settlement request for the image formation based on the image forming job to the settlement server when the payment execution request is received,
• the third communication controller receives a settlement completion notification from the settlement server, and
• the image formation execution section executes the image formation based on the image forming job when the settlement completion notification is received.