Patent ID: 9035958
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanning control apparatus which is configured to communicate with a server computer via a network, and which is configured to cause a scanner to scan a paper document, the scanning control apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive, from the server computer via the network, user interface information which provides a user interface for enabling a user to designate a scan parameter to be used for scanning of the paper document; a display unit configured to display the user interface based on the user interface information received from the server computer via the network; a first sending unit configured to send, to the server computer via the network, the scan parameter designated by the user via the displayed user interface; a second receiving unit configured to receive, from the server computer via the network, a scanning command to cause the scanner to scan the paper document, the received scanning command being based on the scan parameter sent by the first sending unit; and a control unit configured to cause the scanner to scan the paper document in accordance with the received scanning command, to generate electronic data.