Patent ID: 8300254
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printer configured to be connected communicably with a storage device, comprising: a printing unit configured to print one or more pages with images formed thereon, based on print data; a processor; and memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the printer to: create thumbnail image data corresponding to each of the pages to be printed by the printing unit; create a name for the thumbnail image data corresponding to each of the pages to be printed; store, into the storage device, the thumbnail image data with the created name attached thereto; determine whether the thumbnail image data has been successfully stored into the storage device; control the printing unit to initiate printing of a page corresponding to the thumbnail image data successfully stored in response to determining that the thumbnail image data has been successfully stored into the storage device; update the name of the thumbnail image data depending on whether the page corresponding to the thumbnail image data is successfully printed; and store the thumbnail image data with the updated name displacing the previous name, in the storage device when the name is updated.