| CPC H04N 1/00214 (2013.01) [H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04N 1/00225 (2013.01); H04N 1/00244 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A scan apparatus comprising:
a scanner that scans a document and generates image data; and
one or more memories storing instructions; and
one or more processors executing the instructions to:
receive status information indicating a status of a user from a chat server,
transmit the image data generated by the scanner and information about a posting destination to the chat server,
wherein the image data transmitted by the scan apparatus is posted to a posting destination, the posting destination being of a chat service provided by the chat server,
wherein the one or more processors, while the status of a user corresponding to the posting destination is offline, does not transmit the image data or the information, the status being indicated by the received status information, and
wherein the one or more processors, in response to reception of status information indicating a responsive status of the user corresponding to the posting destination after the one or more processors receives status information indicating an offline status of the user corresponding to the posting destination, transmits the image data and the information to the chat server without receiving a transmission instruction by a user after the one or more processors receives the status information indicating the offline status.
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