Patent ID: 7440617

Claim:
A communication system that performs communication between a terminal and a control apparatus, said terminal comprising: input means for inputting image data of a manuscript; character recognition means for performing a character recognition process for the image data input by said input means; first transmitting means for transmitting the character recognition result performed by said character recognition means to said control apparatus; and first receiving means for receiving a control signal transmitted from the control apparatus, the control signal including data for controlling a character recognition process, wherein said character recognition means further performs the character recognition process for the image data input by said input means, on the basis of the control signal received by said first receiving means, and said control apparatus comprising: second receiving means for receiving the character recognition result transmitted from said first transmitting means of said terminal; determining means for automatically determining the control signal based on the character recognition result received by said second receiving means, the control signal including the data for controlling the character recognition process; and second transmitting means for transmitting the control signal determined by said determining means to said first receiving means of said terminal.