Patent ID: 9628636
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A print control device, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a computer program including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the print control device to perform: storing target data in a clipboard in accordance with a user instruction for copying contents on a display, the clipboard comprising a storage area in the memory usable for temporary storage of data that is accessible by a plurality of different applications; outputting, to the display, a screen for selecting an option from a plurality of options including an option to print the target data stored in the clipboard; determining, when the user selects the option to print the target data stored in the clipboard, whether the target data stored in the clipboard is capable of being printed by checking a data type of the target data; generating print data based on the target data in a case where the data type of the target data indicates that the target data stored in the clipboard is capable of being printed; sending the generated print data to a printing apparatus in the case where the data type of the target data indicates that the target data stored in the clipboard is capable of being printed; and providing a first notification indicating that the clipboard lacks data capable of being printed in a case where the data type of the target data indicates that the target data stored in the clipboard is not capable of being printed.