Patent ID: 7436975
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading system comprising an image reading apparatus and an information processing apparatus that communicate with each other over a communication circuit, wherein said image reading apparatus comprises: first input means that inputs first login information regarding a first user who implements reading of image data using said image reading apparatus; a reading device that reads an original document and converts the image thereof into image data; embedding means that embeds said input first login information in said image data; transmitting means that sends said image data in which said first login information is embedded to said information processing apparatus over said communication circuit, and; wherein said information processing apparatus includes: receiving means that receives said image data from said image reading apparatus over said communication circuit; reading means that reads said embedded first login information regarding said first user from said received image data; display means that displays a screen to request input of second login information regarding a second user when a command is input by said second user to process said image data using said information processing apparatus; second input means that inputs said second login information regarding said second user; and command means that issues a command to an image processing unit to process said image data when said read first login information and said input second login information match each other, wherein the image reading apparatus comprises the image processing unit.