Inspection system, information processing apparatus, and control method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11394840-B2
Application number	US-202117223650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022

Abstract

An inspection system inspects a grade of a print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image, receives a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product or a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product is received through a screen, and controls the sheet discharge destination of the print product based on the received mode and the inspection result.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An inspection system that inspects a quality of a print product, the inspection system comprising:
an inspection unit configured to inspect a quality of the print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image;
a display control unit configured to display a screen for receiving a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product and a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product;
a reception unit configured to receive via the screen the first mode that does not switch the sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of the inspection result of the print product or the second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product; and
a control unit configured to, based on the inspection result obtained by the inspection unit inspecting the quality of the print product and a mode received by the reception unit, control the sheet discharge destination of the print product.

2. The inspection system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display control displays a screen for receiving an instruction to perform reprinting from an image corresponding to a sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”, and
wherein the reception unit further receives via the screen the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”.

3. The inspection system according to claim 2 , wherein, in a case where the reception unit receives the second mode, the reception unit receives the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”.

4. The inspection system according to claim 3 , wherein, in a case where the reception unit does not receive the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”, the control unit performs control to output the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail” and a sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “pass” to different sheet discharge destinations.

5. An information processing apparatus that inspects a quality of a print product, the information processing apparatus comprising:
an inspection unit configured to inspect a quality of the print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image;
a display control unit configured to display a screen for receiving a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product and a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product;
a reception unit configured to receive via the screen the first mode that does not switch the sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of the inspection result of the print product or the second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product; and
a control unit configured to, based on the inspection result obtained by the inspection unit inspecting the quality of the print product and the mode received by the reception unit, control whether to transmit the inspection result to an apparatus to which the print product is to be discharged.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the display control unit displays a screen for receiving an instruction to perform reprinting from an image corresponding to a sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”, and
wherein the reception unit farther receives through the screen the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, in a case where the reception unit receives the second mode, the reception unit receives the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, in a case where the reception unit receives the second mode and does not receive the instruction to perform reprinting from the image corresponding to the sheet for which the inspection result of the print product is “fail”, a transmission unit transmits, to the apparatus to which the print product is to be discharged, information indicating that the inspection result of the print product is “fail”.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein, in a case where the reception unit receives the first mode, a transmission unit does not transmit the inspection result of the print product to the apparatus to which the print product is to be discharged.

10. A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus that inspects a quality of a print product, the control method comprising:
inspecting a quality of the print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image;
displaying a screen for receiving a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product, and a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product;
receiving via the screen the first mode that does not switch the sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of the inspection result of the print product or the second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product; and
controlling whether to transmit the inspection result to an apparatus to which the print product is to be discharged based on the inspection result obtained by inspecting the quality of the print product and the received mode.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Ito Aya

Classifications

• G06T2207/30144

  Printing quality · CPC title

• H04N1/00633 Primary

  selectively to one of a plurality of output trays (H04N1/00641 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00082

  Adjusting or controlling (interrupting an operation H04N1/00915; inhibiting an operation H04N1/00925) · CPC title

• G06T7/001

  using an image reference approach · CPC title

• H04N1/0057

  Conveying sheets before or after scanning (arrangements for conveying sheets as part of the scanning operation H04N1/04 and subgroups) · CPC title