Image input device for sending image data together with information indicating contents of desired operation to be performed on the image data

摘要

An image input device is provided which can instruct a host computer to perform a cleared process with respect to image data obtained by scanning without a user's instruction being input to the host computer. The image input device is adapted to be connected to a host computer so as to transfer image data to the host computer. An instruction with respect to what process is to be applied to the image data by the host computer is input to the image input device by the user. The content of the instruction is announced to the host computer when the image data is transferred to the host computer.