Image processing apparatus connectable to an information processing terminal

摘要

Disclosed is an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus comprises interface means for exchanging data with an external information processing terminal, instruction receipt means for receiving an instruction via said interface means from said external information processing terminal, and control means for controlling various processes, such as communication, image recording, and image reading, in consonance with said instruction received by said instruction receipt means, and wherein said instruction receipt means receives another instruction though a control process for one instruction is being performed.