Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a scan function part that acquires image data by reading a document;
• an image data storage part that can store said image data acquired by said scan function part;
• a subsequent processing function part that can perform subsequent processing with respect to the scan processing of said scan function part;
• an input part by which an instruction for the subsequent processing performed by said subsequent processing function part;
• a control part that stores said image data read by said scan function part in said image data storage part, temporally terminates the processing operation, and actuates, upon receipt of said instruction for subsequent processing through said input part, said subsequent processing function part thereby to perform said subsequent processing on said image data stored in said image data storage part.

An image processing method comprising:

• a scan step of acquiring image data by reading a document:
• an image data storage step of storing said image data acquired in said scan step;
• an input step of inputting an instruction for subsequent processing with respect to the processing performed in said scan step;
• and
• a subsequent processing step of performing said subsequent processing based on said instruction for subsequent processing input in said input step by using said image data stored in said image data storage step.

An image processing method comprising:

• a scan step of acquiring image data by scanning a document;
• an image data storage step of storing said image data thus acquired;
• an operation termination step of temporally terminating the processing operation until an instruction for subsequent processing on said stored Image data is given;
• and
• a subsequent processing step of performing, upon receipt of an instruction for subsequent processing on said image data, subsequent processing corresponding to said instruction by using said image data stored in said image data storage step.

An image processing program adapted to be executed in a computer of an image processing apparatus, said program being operable to make said computer execute:

• a scan step of acquiring image data by reading a document;
• an image data storage step of storing said image data acquired in said scan step;
• an input step of inputting an instruction for subsequent processing with respect to the processing performed in said scan step;
• and
• a subsequent processing step of performing said subsequent processing based on said instruction for subsequent processing input in said input step by using said image data stored in said image data storage step.

An image processing program adapted to be executed in a computer of an image processing apparatus, said program being operable to make said computer execute;

• a scan step of acquiring image data by scanning a document;
• an image data storage step of storing said image data thus acquired;
• an operation termination step of temporally terminating the processing operation until an instruction for subsequent processing on said stored image data is given;
• and
• a subsequent processing step of performing, upon receipt of an instruction for subsequent processing on said image data, subsequent processing corresponding to said instruction by using said image data stored in said image data storage step.