Image forming apparatus enabling charging management, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

A printing apparatus comprising:

• an interface which receives print data from an external device;
• a memory storing instructions;
• one or more processors which execute the instructions and cause an image forming apparatus to function as:
• an identifying unit configured to attempt to identify a user who has transmitted the print data based on the print data;
• a printing control unit configured to print the received print data,
• wherein the printing control unit is further configured to control whether or not to suspend, until a printing instruction after the receiving of the print data is given via a user interface of the printing apparatus, the printing of the received print data on a basis of whether or not the identifying unit is able to identify the user who has transmitted the print data.

A control method for controlling a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:

• receiving print data from an external device;
• attempting to identify a user who has transmitted the print data based on the print data;
• and
• printing, on a basis of a first condition that the user is identified, the received print data without a print instruction given via a user interface of the printing apparatus after the receiving of the print data,
• wherein the received print data is stored in a storage, on a basis of a second condition that the user is not identified, so that the received print data is printed according to a print instruction given via the user interface after the receiving of the print data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a control method for controlling a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:

• receiving print data from an external device;
• attempting to identify a user who has transmitted the print data based on the print data;
• and
• printing, on a basis of a first condition that the user is identified, the received print data without a print instruction given via a user interface of the printing apparatus after the receiving of the print data,
• wherein the received print data is stored in a storage, on a basis of a second condition that the user is not identified, so that the received print data is printed according to a print instruction given via the user interface after the receiving of the print data.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• an interface which receives print data from an external device;
• an user interface;
• a memory storing instructions;
• one or more processors which execute the instructions and cause a printing apparatus to function as:
• a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the print data received via the interface has user information,
• wherein in a case where the received print data has user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, and
• in a case where the received print data does not have user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• an interface which receives print data from an external device;
• an user interface;
• a memory storing instructions;
• one or more processors which execute the instructions and cause a printing apparatus to function as:
• a determination unit configured to acquire user information held by the received print data,
• a printing control unit configured to control a printing of a print data,
• wherein the printing control unit controls, in accordance with the acquired user information, whether to print the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, or to print the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.

A control method for controlling a printing apparatus including a user interface, the control method comprising:

• receiving print data from an external device;
• determining whether or not the received print data has user information,
• wherein in a case where the received print data has user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, and
• in a case where the received print data does not have user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.

A control method for controlling a printing apparatus including a user interface, the control method comprising:

• acquiring user information held by the received print data;
• and
• printing of a print data,
• controlling, in accordance with the acquired user information, whether to print the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, or to print the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a control method for controlling a printing apparatus including a user interface, the control method comprising:

• receiving print data from an external device;
• determining whether or not the received print data has user information,
• wherein in a case where the received print data has user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, and
• in a case where the received print data does not have user information, the printing apparatus prints the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a control method for controlling a printing apparatus including a user interface, the control method comprising:

• acquiring user information held by the received print data;
• and
• printing of a print data,
• controlling, in accordance with the acquired user information, whether to print the received print data without a print instruction received via the user interface, or to print the received print data based on a print instruction received via the user interface.