Patent ID: 8305657

Claim:
An image reading system comprising: a scanner apparatus that reads an original document image; and a data reception apparatus that receives image data transferred from the scanner apparatus, wherein the data reception apparatus has a receiving section that receives image data transferred from the scanner apparatus, a received data storage section that stores the image data received in the receiving section, and a driver program executing section that executes a driver program for operating the scanner apparatus to transmit a scan start command for instructing the scanner apparatus to start reading operation to the scanner apparatus, and the scanner apparatus has a feeding section that feeds an original document sheet to a predetermined reading position, a reading sensor that reads an image of the original document sheet fed by the feeding section, a transfer data storage section that stores image data from the reading sensor, a transfer section that transfers the image data stored in the transfer data storage section to the data reception apparatus, and a scanner control section that controls the feeding section and the reading sensor, and wherein the scanner control section controls the feeding section independently of the scan start command from the data reception apparatus and executes feeding of second and subsequent original document sheets based on available status of the transfer data storage section.