Image inspection apparatus, image forming system, image inspection method, and non-transitory recording medium

An image forming system comprising:

• an image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording medium;
• and
• an image inspection apparatus including circuitry configured to:
• read the recording medium to acquire an inspection target image;
• determine whether a defect is present on the recording medium based on the inspection target image and a master image to be compared with the inspection target image;
• in a case that the defect is detected on the recording medium based on the master image and the inspection target image, determine post-detection processing to be executed in response to an occurrence of the defect, the post-detection processing having been determined in advance for the defect based on a priority determined in advance according to a type of the defect;
• and
• execute the post-detection processing.

An image inspection method comprising:

• reading a recording medium on which an image is formed by an image forming apparatus to acquire an inspection target image;
• determining whether a defect is present on the recording medium based on the inspection target image and a master image to be compared with the inspection target image;
• in a case that the defect is detected on the recording medium based on the master image and the inspection target image, determining post-detection processing to be executed in response to an occurrence of the defect, the post-detection processing having been determined in advance for the defect based on a priority determined in advance according to a type of the defect;
• and
• executing the post-detection processing.