Image reading system, image reading apparatus, and control methods and programs thereof

An image reading apparatus that is connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses and capable of executing a specific scan mode, the image reading apparatus comprising:

• a transmission destination selection unit that selects transmission destination information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted;
• a transmission unit that refers to registered information registered in advance in a memory and when the selected transmission destination information processing apparatus has not been registered as an information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode, transmitting identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus;
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• a display control unit that displays a screen for receiving a scan execution instruction on a display when a notification indicating that the transmission destination information processing apparatus is available as the information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode has been received.

An image reading apparatus comprising:

• a selection unit that selects an information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted;
• a transmission unit that transmits identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus to the information processing apparatus selected by the selection unit;
• a receiving unit that receives, from the information processing apparatus, a notification indicating that a driver software corresponding to the image reading apparatus is installed to the information processing apparatus based on the identification information;
• an instruction transmission unit that enables a reception of a read start instruction from a user upon receiving the notification by the receiving unit, and transmits a transmission instruction of a read start request to the information processing apparatus upon receiving the read start instruction from the user;
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• a control unit that executes the read processing of the original, and transmits generated image data to the information processing apparatus upon receiving the read start request transmitted from the information processing apparatus in response to the transmission instruction by the instruction transmission unit.

A method for controlling an image reading system in which a plurality of information processing apparatuses and an image reading apparatus capable of executing a specific scan mode are connected, the method comprising:

• with the image reading apparatus,
• selecting a transmission destination information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted;
• referring to registered information registered in advance in a memory and when the selected transmission destination information processing apparatus has not been registered as an information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode, transmitting identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus;
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• displaying a screen for receiving a scan execution instruction on a display when a notification indicating that the transmission destination information processing apparatus is available as the information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode has been received, and
• with each information processing apparatus,
• installing driver software corresponding to the image reading apparatus identified by the identification information when the identification information transmitted in the transmission step has been received;
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• when the driver software has been installed in the installation step, sending, to the image reading apparatus, a notification indicating that the transmission destination information processing apparatus is available as the information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode.

A method for controlling an image reading apparatus that is connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses and capable of executing a specific scan mode, the method comprising:

• selecting a transmission destination information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted;
• referring to registered information registered in advance in a memory and when the selected transmission destination information processing apparatus has not been registered as an information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode, transmitting identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus;
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• displaying a screen for receiving a scan execution instruction on a display when a notification indicating that the transmission destination information processing apparatus is available as the information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode has been received.

A method for controlling an image reading apparatus, the method comprising:

• selecting an information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted;
• transmitting identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus to the information processing apparatus selected by the selecting step;
• receiving, from the information processing apparatus, a notification indicating that a driver software corresponding to the image reading apparatus is installed to the information processing apparatus based on the identification information;
• enabling a reception of a read start instruction from a user upon receiving the notification by the receiving means, and transmitting a transmission instruction of a read start request to the information processing apparatus upon receiving the read start instruction from the user;
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• executing the read processing of the original, and transmitting generated image data to the information processing apparatus upon receiving the read start request transmitted from the information processing apparatus in response to the transmission instruction by the enabling step.