Abstract: An image reading apparatus which communicates with another image reading apparatus through a network has a reading device to read document images and generate image data, a CPU (reading control device) to control the reading device according to a reading condition, and a communication device. A local image reading apparatus can send at least part of image reading condition to a remote image reading apparatus by the communication device in the shared reading mode and the remote image reading apparatus receives the image reading condition from the local image reading apparatus via the communication device and controls the reading device according to the received image reading condition.

Abstract: A person verification apparatus having: a biological information input section to receive an input of biological information of a person and to obtain a data of the biological information as a data to be verified; an ID input section to receive an input of ID of a person; and a control section to compare the data to be verified with plural pieces of referential data registered in advance, and to obtain referential data corresponding to the ID received by the ID input section and compare whether the referential data corresponding to the ID matches with the data to be verified when the data to be verified does not match with the plural referential data.