Patent ID: 8553256

Claim:
An image scanning system, comprising: an image scanner configured to scan an image in accordance with a command directly inputted by a user and to generate scan image data based on the scanned image; and a terminal device configured to display an image corresponding to the scan image data generated by the image scanner, the image scanner comprising: a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image scanner to function as: a scan image data generating unit configured to generate first scan image data and second scan image data different from the first scan image data an identification data generating unit configured to generate first identification data identifying the first scan image data and second identification data identifying the second scan image data; an image storing unit configured to store the first scan image data and the second scan image data; an identification data storing unit configured to store the first identification data and the second identification data; a destination designation receiving unit configured to receive a user input of a destination to which one of the first and second scan image data is to be transmitted; an information notification unit configured to transmit the first identification data to the terminal device if the terminal device is designated by the user as the destination to which the first scan image data is to be transmitted, and the second identification data to the terminal device if the terminal device is designated by the user as the destination to which the second scan image data is to be transmitted; a request receiving unit configured to receive one of the first identification data and the second identification data from the designated terminal device; and a scan image data transmission unit configured to transmit the first scan image data identified by the first identification data to the terminal device if the request receiving unit receives the first identification data, and to transmit the second scan image data identified by the second identification data to the terminal device if the request receiving unit receives the second identification data, the terminal device comprising: a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal device to function as: an information receiving unit configured to receive the first identification data and the second identification data from the image scanner; an indication unit configured to display a first indication image including the first identification data, and a second indication image including the second identification data; and a request transmission unit configured to transmit the first identification data to the image scanner if the user designates the first indication image, and the second identification data to the image scanner if the user designates the second indication image.