Method for controlling a printer
A method for controlling a printer to print on a recording medium having a non-contact tag by a processor of the printer is provided. The method comprises placing the recording medium on a placement area of the printer; wireless reading, from the non-contact tag, a plurality of pieces of identification information each for identifying a specific image; detecting whether any one of a plurality operation buttons provided on the printer has been pressed by a user, wherein the pressed operation button is corresponding to one of plurality of pieces of identification information; acquiring, from a storage device provided in the printer, the specific image corresponding the one of plurality of pieces of identification information selected by the pressed operation button; and printing the specific image on the recording medium.
1. A method for controlling a printer to print on a recording medium by a processor of the printer, comprising:
placing display medium on a placement area of the printer, wherein the display medium is provided with a plurality of images and a non-contact tag in which a plurality of pieces of identification information each for identifying a specific image from the plurality of images is stored;
wireless reading, from the non-contact tag, the plurality of pieces of identification information;
detecting whether any one of a plurality of operation buttons provided on the printer has been pressed by a user, wherein the plurality of operation buttons are respectively corresponding to plurality of pieces of identification information;
acquiring, from a storage device provided in the printer, the specific image corresponding the one of plurality of pieces of identification information selected by a pressed operation button; and
printing the specific image on a recording medium.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage device stores a plurality of image data comprising a specific image data representing the specific image and correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of image data and a plurality of pieces of identification information for identifying the plurality of image data respectively.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
displaying a plurality of images including the specific image on the display medium.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein
displaying, on the display medium, a plurality of first identifiers respectively associated with the plurality of images; and
displaying, by the plurality of operation buttons, respectively a plurality of second identifiers respectively corresponding to the plurality of first identifiers.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
each of the plurality of first identifiers and the plurality of second identifiers comprises at least one of a character, a number, a symbol, and a graph.