Image reading apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium

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

• in a case where access is accepted from a terminal apparatus communicable via a network, establishing a session with the terminal apparatus and managing the session;
• and
• in accordance with a reading instruction received via the session, performing reading processing for reading an image of an original to generate image data of the read image,
• wherein in the performing, execution of the reading processing is continued as long as access has been accepted via the session at a preset time interval.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image reading apparatus, the control method comprising:

• in a case where access is accepted from a terminal apparatus communicable via a network, establishing a session with the terminal apparatus and managing the session;
• and
• in accordance with a reading instruction received via the session, performing reading processing for reading an image of an original to generate image data of the read image,
• wherein in the performing, execution of the reading processing is continued as long as access has been accepted via the session at a preset time interval.