Image forming apparatus for retrieving print data using an address of the stored print data

A printing apparatus configured to communicate with a data providing apparatus via the Internet, the printing apparatus comprising:

• a printing mechanism configured to execute a printing operation by using data;
• an operation unit configured to receive a user operation;
• a data memory;
• a processor;
• and
• memory storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the printing apparatus to perform:
• receiving a number of print copies N through an operation to the operation unit (N being an integer of 2 or larger);
• executing a printing operation for one print copy which includes:
• acquiring first address information indicating a position of the print data on the Internet;
• transmitting to the data providing apparatus a data request for the printing apparatus to acquire the print data, using the first address information;
• receiving a first partial data of a plurality of partial data constituting the print data from the data providing apparatus in response to the data request;
• storing the received first partial data of the plurality of partial data in an area of the data memory;
• providing the first partial data stored in the data memory to the printing mechanism;
• after the first partial data is provided, receiving a second partial data of the plurality of partial data from the data providing apparatus;
• storing the received second partial data of the plurality of partial data in the area of the data memory, which has stored the first partial data having been already provided to the printing mechanism;
• and
• providing the second partial data stored in the data memory to the printing mechanism;
• and
• determining whether a number of times the print data is acquired is smaller than the number of print copies N each time when acquiring of the print data for one print copy is completed by receiving the plurality of partial data,
• wherein when the determining determines that the number of times the print data is acquired is smaller than the number of print copies N, the printing apparatus is configured to execute the printing operation for next one print copy which includes:
• acquiring second address information indicating a position of the print data on the Internet, the second address information being different from the first address information;
• transmitting to the data providing apparatus the data request, using the second address information;
• receiving a third partial data of the plurality of partial data constituting the print data from the data providing apparatus in response to the data request;
• and
• storing the received third partial data of the plurality of partial data in the area of the data memory, which has stored the second partial data having been already provided to the printing mechanism, and
• when the determining determines that the number of times the print data is acquired is equal to the number of print copies N, the printing apparatus is configured to terminate the printing operation for the N print copies without transmitting the data request again.