IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming system capable of grasping a toner usage status for an image formation job performed from now on before a user performs the image formation job, based on the amount of toner used in the image formation job set in the past. SOLUTION: According to the image forming system when setting of an image formation job is performed at an image forming apparatus and the job is performed, an image ratio and a toner usage ratio in the image formation job are computed, and job setting information and job information including the image ratio and the toner usage ratio are transmitted to a server 2 for storing at a job information storage means. When reading out the past job information is directed by an operating means at an image forming apparatus, a sending request for the job information for the past image formation job stored at the job information storage means is transmitted to the server, and the job information transmitted from the server is displayed on a display means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT