Image forming apparatus, inspection apparatus, inspection system, and inspection method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKatsuyuki Murakami
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Abstract
An inspection apparatus includes a controller having one or more processors and one or more memories. The controller is configured to receive a plurality of image files. Each image file represents one page. Each image file is provided with a page number. The controller is also configured to receive page order information of the image files and to rearrange the image files based on the received page order information and the respective page number provided to each image file. The controller is also configured to register the rearranged image files as a correct image for inspection.
Claims12
An inspection apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus configured to generate image data based on document data, the inspection apparatus comprising:
- a controller having one or more processors and one or more memories, the controller configured to:
- receive a plurality of pieces of image data in an order of being generated by the image processing apparatus, each piece of the image data representing one page, and each piece of the image data being provided with a page number,
- receive page order information of the image data,
- rearrange the pieces of the image data based on the received page order information and the respective page number provided to each piece of the image data, and
- register the rearranged pieces of the image data as a reference image for inspection.
An inspection system comprising:
- an image processing apparatus;
- and
- an inspection apparatus communicatively coupled to the image processing apparatus,
- the image processing apparatus including a controller having one or more processors and one or more memories, the controller configured to:
- receive a first piece of data representing one or more pages,
- generate from the first piece of the data a plurality of pieces of second data each representing one page, and
- transmit the plurality of pieces of the second data in an order of being generated by the inspection apparatus,
- the inspection apparatus including a second controller having one or more processors and one or more memories, the second controller configured to;
- receive the plurality of pieces of the second data,
- sort the plurality of pieces of the second data based on an order of the first data, and
- register the sorted pieces of the second data as a reference image for inspection.
A control method for an inspection apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus configured to generate image data based on document data, the inspection apparatus, the control method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of pieces of image data in an order of being generated by the image processing apparatus, each piece of the image data representing one page, and each piece of the image data being provided with a page number;
- receiving page order information of the image data;
- rearranging the pieces of the image data based on the received page order information and the respective page number provided to each piece of the image data;
- and
- registering the rearranged pieces of the image data as a reference image for inspection.
A control method for an inspection system including an image processing apparatus and an inspection apparatus communicatively coupled to the image processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
- causing the image processing apparatus to receive a first piece of data representing one or more pages;
- causing the image processing apparatus to generate from the first piece of the data a plurality of pieces of second data each representing one page;
- causing the image processing apparatus to transmit the plurality of pieces of the second data in an order of being generated by the inspection apparatus;
- causing the inspection apparatus to receive the plurality of pieces of the second data,
- causing the inspection apparatus to sort the plurality of pieces of the second data based on an order of the first data, and
- causing the inspection apparatus to register the sorted pieces of the second data as a reference image for inspection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.