Image processing apparatus to register expense information, a method for controlling the same, an image processing system, and a storage medium

An expense management system including an image processing apparatus and an expense management apparatus,

• wherein the image processing apparatus comprises:
• a requesting unit configured to request authentication of a user to the expense management apparatus;
• an acquisition unit configured to acquire pieces of matter information of the user authenticated by the expense management apparatus;
• a selection unit configured to select one of the pieces of matter information acquired by the acquisition unit;
• an image processing unit configured to execute image processing in accordance with an instruction of the user authenticated by the expense (cost) management apparatus;
• and
• a registration unit configured to register expense information based on the image processing executed by the image processing unit as expense information of the matter information selected by the selection unit in the expense management apparatus;
• and
• wherein the expense management apparatus comprises:
• an authentication unit configured to authenticate the user in response to a log-in request received from the image processing apparatus;
• a transmission unit configured to transmit the matter information in a case where the authentication unit has authenticated the user;
• and
• a management unit configured to manage the expense information registered by the image processing apparatus.

A method for controlling an expense management system including an image processing apparatus and an expense management apparatus, the method comprising:

• requesting an authentication of a user to the expense management apparatus;
• acquiring pieces of matter information of the user authenticated by the expense management apparatus;
• selecting one of the acquired pieces of matter information;
• executing an image processing;
• registering expense information based on the executed image processing as expense information of the selected piece of the matter information in the expense management apparatus;
• authenticating the user in response to a log-in request received from the image processing apparatus;
• transmitting the matter information after the user has been authenticated;
• and
• managing the expense information registered by the image processing apparatus.