Patent ID: 8922816

Claim:
An information processing apparatus capable of communication with a reading apparatus through a network, comprising: a reception unit configured to receive, through a network, a notification indicating that a read-start instruction is inputted in the reading apparatus an inquiring unit configured to transmit an inquiry to acquire a read-setting of read operation corresponding to the read-start instruction to the reading apparatus, in a case where the notification is received by said reception unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire the read-setting as a response of the inquiry; and an instruction unit configured to transmit an instruction to read an image in accordance with the read-setting acquired by said acquisition unit to the reading apparatus, using a predetermined scanner driver, wherein image data generated by reading the image in accordance with the instruction transmitted by said instruction unit is received in the information processing apparatus, wherein at least one of said reception unit, said inquiring unit, said acquisition unit, and said instruction unit is executed by a CPU.