Patent ID: 8867091

Claim:
A system comprising: a first command input unit which inputs, in a case where a first original has been read by a reading device and first image data of the first original has been stored in a memory, a first command for a first method in which both of reading of a second original and storing second image data of the second original separately from the first read image in the memory are executed, based on an operation by an operator; a second command input unit which inputs, in a case where the first original has been read by the reading device and the first image data has been stored in the memory, a second command for a second method in which both of reading of the second original and storing the second image data by associating the first image data in the memory, based on an operation by the operator; a selecting unit configured to select the first method if the first command is input by the first command input unit, and to select the second method if the second command is input by the second command input unit; and a control unit configured to cause the reading device to read the second original, and to store the second image data in the memory separately from the first image data, in a case where the first method is selected by the selecting unit, and to cause the reading device to read the second original, and to store the second image data in the memory by associating the second image data, in a case where the second method is selected by the selecting unit.