A mobile terminal reads a read manuscript as image data. A character
recognition block performs character recognition from the image data,
which is read, on the basis of a threshold for judgement of
unrecognizableness. A character recognition result is transmitted to a
central control unit, or the threshold for judgement of
unrecognizableness is received from the central control unit in a
threshold receiver. On the other hand, the central control unit receives
the result of character recognition from the mobile terminal, or
transmits the threshold for judgement of unrecognizableness from a
threshold transmitter to the mobile terminal. Furthermore, the central
control unit controls the threshold for judgement of unrecognizableness
with a threshold controller.