Inspection system, storage medium storing inspection program, and inspection method

An inspection system comprising:

• an abnormality detector that performs automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• and
• a hardware processor that, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, causes said reader to start shading operation involving cleaning said reader after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of the abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, causes said started shading operation to be performed as specific shading operation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

An inspection system comprising:

• an abnormality detector that performs automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• an acceptor that accepts designation of either a first mode or a second mode, said first mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, specific shading operation involving cleaning said reader is performed after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, said second mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, shading operation involving cleaning said reader is started after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of an abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, said started shading operation is performed as said specific shading operation;
• and
• a hardware processor that causes said reader to perform the specific shading operation according to said accepted designation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an inspection program, the inspection program causing a computer to execute:

• (a) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• and
• (b) when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, causing said reader to perform specific shading operation involving cleaning said reader after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an inspection program, the inspection program causing a computer to execute:

• (c) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• and
• (d) when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, causing said reader to start shading operation involving cleaning said reader after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of an abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, causing said started shading operation to be performed as specific shading operation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an inspection program, the inspection program causing a computer to execute:

• (e) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• (f) accepting designation of either a first mode or a second mode, said first mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, specific shading operation involving cleaning said reader is performed after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, said second mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, shading operation involving cleaning said reader is started after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of the abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, said started shading operation is performed as said specific shading operation;
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• (g) causing said reader to perform specific shading operation according to said accepted designation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

An inspection method executed by an inspection system, the method comprising:

• (a) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• and
• (b) when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, causing said reader to perform specific shading operation involving cleaning said reader after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

An inspection method executed by an inspection system, the method comprising:

• (c) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• and
• (d) when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, (d) causing said reader to start shading operation involving cleaning said reader after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of an abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, causing said started shading operation to be performed as specific shading operation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.

An inspection method executed by an inspection system, the method comprising:

• (e) performing automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job;
• (f) accepting designation of either a first mode or a second mode, said first mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, specific shading operation involving cleaning said reader is performed after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, said second mode being a mode in which, when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection, shading operation involving cleaning said reader is started after stopping said print job but before restarting said print job, and, in a case where a level of the abnormality detected in an operation for stabilizing an amount of light in said started shading operation is lower than a level of the abnormality detected in said automatic inspection, said started shading operation is performed as said specific shading operation;
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• (g) causing said reader to perform specific shading operation according to said accepted designation,
• wherein said specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning said reader, said normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in said automatic inspection.