Patent ID: 8405851
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading system comprising: an image reading apparatus configured to read a document at a second resolution according to an instruction by a user based on a result of reading the document at a first resolution, wherein the image reading apparatus includes: a read image data storage unit configured to store image data that is read at the second resolution as image data-for-save according to the instruction by the user based on the result of reading the document at the first resolution, a calculation unit configured to calculate an estimated read-image data amount according to conditions set by the user based on the result of reading the document at the first resolution, a generation unit configured to generate, from the image data-for-save, image data with low data amount having smaller data amount than the image data-for-save, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the image data with low data amount with priority over the image data-for-save to an image processing apparatus; and the image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine a type of the image data transferred by the image reading apparatus, a notification unit configured to notify the user, before completing reception of the image data-for-save, that operations of the image reading apparatus are completed and a reading instruction is acceptable, in response to the determination unit determining that the type of the transferred image data is the image data with low data amount, and an image data-for-save storage unit configured to store the transferred image data-for-save in a storage area of the image processing apparatus, in response to the determination unit determining that the type of the transferred image data is the image data-for-save, wherein, in response to the estimated read-image data amount that has been calculated being less than a predetermined reference value, the generation unit does not generate the image data with low data amount, and wherein, in response to the transfer of the image data-for-save being completed, the notification unit notifies the user that the reading instruction is acceptable.