1. A method for controlling a character and barcode recognition apparatus, comprising: receiving an image including at least one text image and at least one barcode; dividing the received image into a text area and a barcode area, the text area including the at least one text image and the barcode area including the at least one barcode; recognizing at least one character in the text area by performing character recognition on the text area; and recognizing the at least one barcode in the barcode area by performing barcode recognition on the barcode area.