Patent ID: 9077825
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading system comprising: (A) a server apparatus including: (a) an instruction unit that instructs an image reading apparatus to read an original, the instruction causing the image reading apparatus (1) to generate image data, and (2) to store the image data in the image reading apparatus; (b) a reception unit that receives a response to the instruction from the image reading apparatus, without receiving the image data; (c) a generation unit that generates, in a case where the response received by the reception unit includes a URL corresponding to image data stored in the image reading apparatus, screen information for displaying a preview screen of the image data stored in the image reading apparatus, in which the URL received by said reception unit is included, and generates, in a case where the response received by the reception unit does not include the URL, screen information corresponding to the response received by the reception unit; and (d) a screen information transmission unit that transmits the screen information generated by said generation unit to the image reading apparatus, and (B) the image reading apparatus including: (i) a reading unit that reads the original and generates the image data based on the instruction by said instruction unit; (ii) a storing unit that stores the image data generated by said reading unit; (iii) a response transmission unit that transmits, to the server apparatus, the response, without transmitting the image data; and (iv) a display control unit that (a) in a case where the screen information received from the server includes the URL, obtains the image data stored in the storing unit based on the URL included in the received screen information, combines the screen information with the obtained image data into the preview screen, and displays the preview screen including an image of the original read by the reading unit, and (b) in a case where the screen information received from the server does not include the URL, displays a screen in accordance with the received screen information.