Network transmission method, network transmission system, and image forming apparatus

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network transmission method, a network transmission system, and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing both excess charging and cheating.SOLUTION: There is provided the network transmission method for charging a user with respect to processing for uploading data of the user received by an image forming apparatus 10 via a server 1 connected to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is configured to, when confirming the payment of a predetermined amount from the user, transmit the data to the server, and the server is configured to, when succeeding in the reception of the data, transmit the reception completion information of the data to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus is configured to, when succeeding in the reception of the reception completion information of the data, settle payment from the user, and to, when succeeding in the settlement of payment, transmit charging completion information to the server, and the server is configured to, when succeeding in the reception of the charging completion information, validate the upload of the received data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1