Electronic apparatus, message server and method for controllng of scanning

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a messenger unit receiving information on a previously registered video reading device corresponding to a user account from a messenger server; a device management unit transmitting a scan command to a video reading device performing a scanning work among the video reading devices based on the received information on the video reading device and receiving a scanned image from the video reading device receiving the scan command; and a control unit controlling a messenger unit in order to transmit a message including the received scanned image and the information on a message account to the messenger server. [Reference numerals] (10) Image forming device; (110) Messenger unit; (120) Device management unit; (130) Control unit; (200) Message server