Patent ID: 8164776

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a reading unit configured to input image data by executing reading processing for reading a document; a printing unit configured to execute print processing based on image data; a control unit configured to control a reading job for causing the reading unit to execute the reading processing and a printing job for causing the printing unit to execute the print processing; a setting unit configured to perform setting as to whether to permit execution of a second job while a first job is in execution, the first job being one of the reading job or the printing job, and the second job being the other of the reading job or the printing job, wherein, when the second job is input while the first job is in execution, the control unit is configured to enable execution of the second job while the first job is in execution if the setting unit performs the setting to permit execution of the second job while the first job is in execution; a storage unit configured to store information for performing the setting for each user; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the information for performing the setting depending on a user from the storage unit, wherein the setting unit is configured to perform the setting based on the acquired information for performing the setting.