Printing system, examination apparatus, method for controlling printing system, and storage medium

A printing system comprising:

• a printing unit configured to print an image on a recording sheet, the image including a variable region where an image printed on a first page and an image printed on a second page differ and a fixed region where an image printed on the first page and an image printed on the second page are the same;
• a generation unit configured to read a printout printed by the printing unit and generate a scan image;
• a selection unit configured to select a page common mode in which a correct image including at least the fixed region is registered and a page individual mode in which a correct image for the first page and a correct image for the second page are registered;
• a display control unit configured to display the correct image on a display unit;
• a first examination unit configured to examine the printout based on the scan image and the correct image;
• a second examination unit configured to examine data acquired from the printout based on data acquired from the scan image and correct data;
• a setting unit configured to set at least a first region to be examined by the first examination unit and a second region to be examined by the second examination unit in the correct image;
• and
• a notification unit configured to provide a notification of overlap of the first region and the second region,
• wherein in a case where the first region and the second region include an overlap region and the page common mode is selected by the selection unit, the notification unit provides the notification of the overlap of the first region and the second region.

An examination apparatus comprising:

• a generation unit configured to read a printout and generate a scan image on a recording sheet, the printout including a printed image including a variable region where an element of an image printed on a first page and an element of an image printed on a second page differ and a fixed region where an element of an image printed on the first page and an element of an image printed on the second page are the same;
• a display control unit configured to display a correct image including at least the fixed region on a display unit;
• a first examination unit configured to examine the printout based on at least the fixed region of the scan image and the correct image;
• a second examination unit configured to examine data written on the printout based on data read from an image printed in the variable region of the scan image and correct data;
• a setting unit configured to set at least a first region to be examined by the first examination unit and a second region to be examined by the second examination unit in the correct image displayed on the display unit;
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• a notification unit configured to provide, in a case where the first region and the second region include an overlap region, a notification of overlap of the first region and the second region.

A method for controlling a printing system, the method comprising:

• printing an image on a recording sheet, the image including a variable region where an image printed on a first page and an image printed on a second page differ and a fixed region where an image printed on the first page and an image printed on the second page are the same;
• reading a printout printed by the printing and generating a scan image;
• displaying a correct image including at least the fixed region on a display unit;
• examining, as a first examination, the printout based on at least the fixed region of the scan image and the correct image;
• examining, as a second examination, data acquired from the printout based on data acquired from an image printed in the variable region of the scan image and correct data;
• setting a first region to be examined by at least the first examination and a second region to be examined by the second examination in the correct image displayed on the display unit;
• and
• providing, in a case where the first region and the second region include an overlap region, a notification of overlap of the first region and the second region.