Patent ID: 8531726

Claim:
An image read processing device, connected to a scanner reading an image of a document, at least comprising a memory and a controller, wherein the memory comprises a setting information recording unit that is configured to record setting information defining a plurality of applications started by the controller depending on a document size of an image of a document read out by the scanner, and design information of the document including at least one of character, figure, symbol, color, and layout, and the controller comprises: a scanner controlling unit that controls the scanner; a document size checking unit that checks the document size of the image read out by the scanner controlled by the scanner controlling unit; a design recognizing unit that recognizes the design information from the image read out by the scanner; and a start-up application determining unit that is configured to determine an application of the plurality of applications to start up depending on the document size checked by the document size checking unit and the design information recognized by the design recognizing unit, and configured to start up the application, based on the setting information recorded in the setting information recording unit.