Storage method, storage system, reading device, and image processing apparatus

A storage system comprising a reading device including a reader and a controller, and a storage device,

• the controller determining whether instructions, for adding index information different from information that is based on a document to scan data generated by scanning the document with a reading device, are inputted,
• the controller accepting, after the instructions are determined to be inputted, a selection of the index information for adding to the scan data,
• the controller determining whether the selected index information is related to management information managed by the reading device,
• the controller accepting, after the selected index information is determined to be related to the management information, a selection input of first information, which is related to the management information, as the index information for adding to the scan data,
• the reader generating the scan data by scanning of the document,
• the controller assigning, as the index information the first information accepted by the selection input to the generated scan data and transmitting the generated scan data with the index information to the storage device, and
• the storage device storing therein the generated scan data to which the index information is assigned,
• wherein the first information includes any one account of at least:
• a personal name, a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number, a home or place of work address, a name of a place of work, a post, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and a Social Networking Service (SNS).

A reading device comprising a reader, a storage, and a controller,

• the controller determining whether instructions, for adding index information different from information that is based on a document to scan data generated by scanning the document with a reading device, are inputted,
• the controller accepting, after the instructions are determined to be inputted, a selection of the index information for adding to the scan data,
• the controller determining whether the selected index information is related to management information managed by the reading device,
• the controller accepting, after the selected index information is determined to be related to the management information, a selection input of first information, which is related to the management information, as the index information for adding to the scan data,
• the reader generating the scan data by scanning of the document, and
• the controller assigning, as the index information the first information accepted by the selection input to the generated scan data and storing the generated scan data with the index information in the storage,
• wherein the first information includes any one account of at least:
• a personal name, a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number, a home or place of work address, a name of a place of work, a post, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and a Social Networking Service (SNS).