Patent ID: 8605341

Claim:
A control device comprising: a processor functioning as: a scan control unit controlling a scanning operation in which data is to be generated by reading a document; a data format selecting unit selecting one of a first format or a second format different from the first format as a data format in which the data is to be generated; a resolution setting unit setting a reading resolution based on the data format; and a character recognition determining unit determining whether character recognition is instructed when the data format selecting unit selects the second format, wherein the resolution setting unit sets a first resolution as the reading resolution when the data format selecting unit selects the first format or when the data format selecting unit selects the second format and when the character recognition is instructed, wherein the resolution setting unit sets a second resolution different from the first resolution as the reading resolution when the data format selecting unit selects the second format and when the character recognition is not instructed; and wherein the scan control unit controls the scanning operation to read the document in the reading resolution set by the resolution setting unit.