Scanner server apparatus and scanner server system

Claim 2

A scanner server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data stored in the prescan process includes identification data, and the image data is processed in the final scan using the identification data.

Claim 3

A scanner server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanner server further comprises a display for displaying an image on the basis of the image data stored in the prescan process.

Claim 4

A scanner server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the prescan process is performed on a bundle of original documents of a plurality of pages.

Claim 5

A scanner server system, comprising: a scanner for photoelectrically reading an original document image; and a scanner server for storing image data output from said scanner and transferring the stored image data through a network, wherein said scanner performs a prescan for reading an original document image at a low resolution and a final scan for reading the original document image at a high resolution, and said scanner server performs, at independent times, a prescan process for storing image data output from the scanner in a prescan for reading the original document image at a low resolution, and a final scan process for processing image data output from the scanner in a final scan for reading the original document image at a high resolution in accordance with processing conditions set on the basis of the image data stored in the prescan process.

Claim 6

A scanner server system according to claim 5, wherein the image data stored in the prescan process includes identification data, and said scanner server performs image data processing in the final scan process using the identification data.

Claim 7

A scanner server system according to claim 5, wherein said scanner server includes a display for displaying an image on the basis of the image data stored in the prescan process.

Claim 8

A scanner server system according to claim 5, wherein said scanner automatically reads a plurality of pages of original documents.

Claim 9

A scanner server apparatus, comprising: storage means for storing image data output from a scanner for photoelectrically reading an original document image; transfer means for transferring the image data stored in said storage means to a processing apparatus through a network; and prohibition means for prohibiting the deletion of the image data stored in said storage means.

Claim 10

A scanner server apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: table means for storing the attributes of the image data stored in said storage means, said table means storing data indicating whether or not deletion of the image data should be permitted.

Claim 11

A scanner server apparatus according to claim 9, wherein when a process relating to the image data stored in said storage means is completed, a state by which the image data cannot be deleted which has been initiated by said prohibition means is released.

Claim 12

A scanner server apparatus comprising: storing means for storing image data from a scanner for photoelectrically reading an original document image; and transferring means for transferring the stored image data through a network, wherein said scanner server is structured to execute a prescan process for reading an original document image at a low resolution, in which deletion of the image data output from the scanner and stored in the storing means is prohibited until a final scan for reading an original document image at a high resolution in accordance with processing conditions set on the basis of image data stored in the prescan process is terminated.

Claim 14

A scanner server configured for operation in accordance with any preceding claims.

Claim 15

A digital colour copier configured for operation as the scanner server in accordance with any of the preceding claims.

Claim 16

A computer readable medium conveying instructions for automatically configuring a network or scanner server to operate in accordance with any of the preceding claims.