Patent ID: 8422069

Claim:
A scanner for forming an image in accordance with scan setting data, the scanner comprising: a scan device; a setting data storage device configured to store a plurality of patterns of scan setting data, each of the plurality of patterns of scan setting data including a scan resolution; a processing unit; and storage having machine readable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to function as: a preview image creation device that creates, for each of the plurality of patterns of scan setting data stored in the setting data storage device, a preview image in which the corresponding pattern of scan setting data is reflected, wherein a plurality of preview images corresponding to the plurality of patterns of scan setting data is generated from pre-scan data obtained by the scan device executing a pre-scan, the plurality of preview images includes a first preview image generated from the pre-scan data according to a first setting designating a first scan resolution and a second preview image generated from the pre-scan data according to a second setting designating a second scan resolution, the second scan resolution is lower than the first scan resolution, and the first preview image has a larger vertical and horizontal size than the second preview image; and an output device that outputs the plurality of preview images created by the preview image creation device for simultaneous display on a display device in a manner such that each of the plurality of preview images is configured to be selectable by a user; and a precise scan image creation device that creates a precise scan image by making the scan device execute a precise scan in accordance with one pattern of scan setting data corresponding to one preview image selected by the user from among the plurality of preview images simultaneously displayed on the display device.