Patent ID: 8245085
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A dump output control apparatus, comprising: a storage unit that stores output device information indicating one or more output devices that are output destinations of dump information; an input unit configured to receive a dump target, which includes one or more of the one or more output devices, and a dump format for the dump information from a user; a dump output device control unit that obtains the output device information stored in the storage unit and determines one or more devices as output devices for outputting the dump information thereto based on the obtained output device information; a dump content determination unit that determines whether there is sufficient free space in the determined one or more output devices for the dump information and determines a dump target, which includes one or more of the one or more output devices, and a dump format such that the dump information fits into the free space; and a dump output unit that outputs the dump information to the determined one or more output devices, wherein when the dump content determination unit determines that there is sufficient free space in the one or more output devices for the dump information, the dump output unit outputs the dump information according to the dump target and the dump format received from the user, and when the dump content determination unit determines that there is not sufficient free space in the one or more output devices for the dump information or when no dump target and dump format is received by the user, the dump output unit outputs the dump information according to the dump target and the dump format determined by the dump content determination unit.