Patent ID: 8773688

Claim:
A tape printer comprising: a print device for printing print data on a long printing medium; a connection device capable of connecting to a server via a network; a direct connection device capable of directly connecting to an apparatus without the network; an input device for inputting a power-off instruction to instruct power-off of the tape printer; a connection judgment device for judging whether the tape printer is simultaneously connected to both the server via the network through the connection device when the power-off instruction is input from the input device and the apparatus directly through the direct connection device when the connection judgment device judges that the tape printer is connected to the server via the network; a print data judgment device for judging whether the print data lastly printed is obtained through the network from the server when the connection judgment device judges that the tape printer is simultaneously connected to both the server via the network through the connection device and the apparatus directly through the direct connection device; a power-off judgment device for judging whether the power-off instruction is continuously inputted during a predetermined time by maintaining a depression state when the connection judgment device judges that the tape printer is simultaneously connected to both the server via the network through the connection device and the apparatus directly through the direct connection device; and a power source control device for powering off the tape printer when the power-off judgment device judges that the power-off instruction is continuously input during the predetermined time when the print data judgment device determines that the print data lastly printed is obtained through the network from the server.