US 2026/0169664 A1 · PRINTED MATERIAL INSPECTION SYSTEM, PRINTED MATERIAL INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Abstract

A printed material inspection system includes a processor configured to inspect a quality of a printed material; and a display that displays a result of the inspection. The processor is configured to: compare a scanned image obtained by scanning an inspection target page, out of pages forming a job, with a reference image created based on rasterize data of the inspection target page and perform an inspection of whether or not a first defect is present in the scanned image at a first inspection level; automatically perform an inspection of whether or not a second defect is present in the scanned image at a second inspection level that is different from the first inspection level; and display the first defect and the second defect on the display in such a manner that the first defect and the second defect are able to be distinguished from each other.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A printed material inspection system comprising:

a processor configured to inspect a quality of a printed material;
and
a display that displays a result of the inspection,
wherein the processor is configured to:
compare a scanned image of the printed material with a reference image;
identify a first defect specified at a first inspection level and a second defect specified at a second inspection level that is different from the first inspection level;
and
display the first defect and the second defect on the display so that the first defect is displayed in a manner corresponding to the first inspection level and the second defect is displayed in a manner corresponding to the second inspection level.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

19/530,452Filed 5 Feb 2026

Priority

JP 2022-04287117 Mar 2022

Published

18 Jun 2026

Term ends

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Classification21 codes

G03G 15/55
Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern: self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
G06F 3/121
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted
B41J 2/2132
For multi-colour printing: print quality control characterised by dot disposition, e.g. for reducing white stripes or banding
G06F 3/1207
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission

Printed material inspection system, printed material inspection method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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Printed material inspection system, printed material inspection method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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Abstract

Claims20