Electronic document generation system, image forming apparatus and program

An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an external terminal generating an electronic document, comprising:

• a divided data generation unit configured to generate a plurality of divided image data by dividing a scanned image of an original document into a plurality of areas;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether each of the plurality of divided image data is processing target data of related processing executed in relation with generation of the electronic document;
• and
• a communication unit configured to transmit the plurality of divided image data to the external terminal,
• wherein the communication unit transmits, to the external terminal, divided image data of the plurality of divided image data determined to be the processing target data at an earlier point in time, and transmits, to the external terminal, divided image data of the plurality of divided image data determined not to be the processing target data at a point in time after the divided image data determined to be the processing target data are transmitted.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program for causing a computer which controls an image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an external terminal generating an electronic document to execute:

• a) a step of generating a plurality of divided image data by dividing a scanned image of an original document into a plurality of areas;
• b) a step of determining whether each of the plurality of divided image data is processing target data of related processing executed in relation with generation of the electronic document;
• and
• c) a step of transmitting the plurality of divided image data to the external terminal,
• wherein in the step c), divided image data of the plurality of divided image data determined to be the processing target data at an earlier point in time is transmitted to the external terminal, and divided image data of the plurality of divided image data determined not to be the processing target data at a point in time is transmitted to the external terminal after the divided image data determined to be the processing target data are transmitted.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program for causing a computer which controls an external terminal capable of communicating with an image forming apparatus to execute generation processing of an electronic document,

• the program causing the computer to execute:
• a) a step of receiving, from the image forming apparatus at an earlier point in time, divided image data, of the plurality of divided image data generated by dividing a scanned image of an original document into a plurality of areas, that is determined to be processing target data of related processing related to generation processing of the electronic document;
• b) a step of obtaining a processing result of the related processing of preferential data of the plurality of divided image data which are divided image data determined to be the processing target data and transmitted from the image forming apparatus at an earlier point in time;
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• c) a step of generating the electronic document on the basis of the processing result and the plurality of divided image data.