Patent ID: 6532077
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
An image processing method, comprising:a step of recognizing a user; a step of providing ID information for identifying a set of a plurality of original documents in accordance with the user recognition step; a step of prescanning the plurality of original documents at a low resolution; a step of storing image data of the plurality of prescanned original documents and the provided ID information; a step of transmitting the stored image data of the set of the plurality of prescanned original documents to an external unit; a step of receiving processing information for specifying an image processing job for each of the plurality of prescanned original documents from the external unit; a step of registering the processing information received from the external unit in a table with relation to the ID information; a step of inputting ID information for specifying the set of the plurality of original documents to be processed in an image processing job-based on a manipulation by the recognized user; a step of setting the processing information corresponding to the input ID information, which is registered in the table; a step of finally scanning the plurality of original documents at a high resolution; and a step of processing image data of each of the plurality of finally scanned original documents based on the set processing information corresponding to the input ID information.