Patent ID: 8553292

Claim:
An image processing system comprising: a plurality of image reading apparatuses including at least a first reading apparatus and a second image reading apparatus; wherein the first image reading includes: a first image reading unit configured to generate first image data by reading an image of a plurality of images to be combined; a first converting unit configured to convert the first image data into a designated format; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the first image data converted into the designated format to a transmission destination via a network; and an information transmission unit configured to transmit, to the second image reading apparatus, information for allowing image data which is transmitted by the first image reading apparatus and the second image reading apparatus to be combined; wherein said second image reading apparatus includes: a second image reading unit configured to generate second image data by reading an image of the plurality of images to be combined, a second converting unit configured to convert the second image data into the designated format, based on the information transmitted by the information transmission unit of the first image reading apparatus, to allow the transmission destination to combine the first image data and the second image data, and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the second image data converted into the designated format to the transmission destination.