IMAGE DATA STORAGE DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING IMAGE DATA, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily extract an optional image data file from a data area of a storage device holding a plurality of pieces of image data.;SOLUTION: In an image data transfer system utilized between an image data storage device and a print device connected with a communication line, image information related to image data that the print device side wants to print is used to retrieve the image data storage device holding the plurality of pieces of image data, image data coinciding with the image information related to the image data are read from the image data storage device, an optional image data file is extracted among the read image data, and only a needed image file is thereby selected in a short time to be able to perform index printing.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO