Patent ID: 6977736

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a scanner which reads image information from a document; a designation button which associates first processing in which the image information of the document is read by the scanner with second processing performed with respect to the image information read by the scanner; an input section which sets output contents in association with the designation button, based on which the image information read by the scanner in the first processing is printed by a printer; a controller which controls execution of the first processing and second processing preset for the designation button when the designation button is operated; and an output section which outputs the image information read by the scanner in the first processing to the printer in accordance with the output contents which are set by the input section, when the first processing and second processing preset for the designation button is executed by the controller, wherein the controller cancels the image information read by the scanner when cancellation of the second processing is instructed after executing the first processing, and the controller executes the second processing when execution of the second processing is instructed, and wherein said input section includes a setting button used for determining whether or not processing contents associated by use of the designation button should be output together with the image information that is read by the scanner under control performed by the controller.