System and method for printing out image data and text data

A method of printing data, the method comprising:

• receiving a printing information document comprising:
• a first mark-up document that describes a file to be printed, the first mark-up document comprising text data and link data that indicates a location at which the file is stored in a storage unit;
• and
• a second mark-up document that describes the file, the second mark-up document comprising identification information that identifies the file at the location indicated by the link data;
• extracting the link data and the identification information from the printing information document;
• transmitting a request for the file to be printed based on the extracted link data and identification information;
• receiving the file to be printed from the storage unit in response to the request for the file based on the extracted link data and the extracted identification information;
• receiving the file in response to the request for the file at the printing device;
• and
• printing the file at the printing device.

A device for printing data, the device comprising:

• a storage module that stores a file to be printed;
• a control module that generates a first mark-up document that describes the stored file, the first mark-up document comprising text data and link data that indicates a location at which the file is stored in a storage unit, and a second mark-up document that describes the file, the second mark-up document comprising identification information that identifies the file at the location indicated by the link data, and that generates a document to be transmitted to a printing device using the first mark-up document and the second mark-up document;
• and
• an external-device interface module that transmits the generated document to the printing device, wherein the printing device analyzes the document to obtain the link data and the identification information, transmits a request for the file to the device for printing data based on the extracted link data and identification information, receives the file from the device for printing data that is extracted from the storage module based on the extracted link data and identification information, and outputs the file.