US Patent 12120281 Scanning apparatus, method, and storage medium

A scanning apparatus includes a scanning unit configured to scan a document to generate image data, and a transmission unit configured to transmit to a chat server the image data generated by the scanning unit and a request to display information indicating that the image data is posted at a predetermined position on a screen in a talk room even if a message is posted to the talk room after the image data is posted to the talk room. The image data transmitted by the transmission unit is posted to the talk room, and the information indicating that the image data is posted is displayed at the predetermined position on the screen in the talk room.