Image forming system, inspection device, and inspection method

An inspection device comprising:

• a sensor to acquire information about an image formed on a first conveyance medium;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• cause a second conveyance medium to be ejected in a case where the image formed on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, based on the information acquired by the sensor;
• control display of identification information that distinguishes and associates each one of a plurality of first conveyance media having defective images ejected, with a corresponding one of a plurality of second conveyance media ejected;
• receive a setting of an interval of ejection of the second conveyance medium;
• in response to a determination that the image on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, hold ejection of the second conveyance medium in a case where the first conveyance medium having the defective image is to be ejected after ejection of the second conveyance medium and an insertion interval of the second conveyance medium is equal to or smaller than the interval of the setting received;
• and cause the second conveyance medium to be ejected after the determination, in a case where the first conveyance medium having the defective image is to be ejected after ejection of the second conveyance medium and the insertion interval of the second conveyance medium is greater than the interval of the setting received;
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• control display of information of a first conveyance medium having a defective image having been ejected after previous ejection of a second conveyance medium, in association with information of the second conveyance medium to be currently ejected.

An inspection method to be performed by a computer, the inspection method comprising:

• acquiring information about an image formed on a first conveyance medium;
• ejecting a second conveyance medium in a case where the image formed on the first conveyance medium is a defective image based on the information acquired by the acquiring;
• displaying identification information that distinguishes and associates each one of a plurality of first conveyance media having defective images ejected, with a corresponding one of a plurality of second conveyance media ejected;
• receiving a setting of an interval of ejection of the second conveyance medium;
• in response to a determination that the image on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, holding ejection of the second conveyance medium in a case where the first conveyance medium having the defective image is to be ejected after ejection of the second conveyance medium and an insertion interval of the second conveyance medium is equal to or smaller than the interval of the setting received;
• and causing the second conveyance medium to be ejected after the determination, in a case where the first conveyance medium having the defective image is to be ejected after ejection of the second conveyance medium and the insertion interval of the second conveyance medium is greater than the interval of the setting received;
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• controlling display of information of a first conveyance medium having a defective image having been ejected after previous ejection of a second conveyance medium, in association with information of the second conveyance medium to be currently ejected.