Apparatus, system, and method of inspecting image, and recording medium storing image inspection control program

摘要

An image inspection apparatus for inspecting an image output on a recording medium by scanning the recording medium as a scanned image. The inspection apparatus having a display controller that controls display of a normal read image, which includes only permissible defects for each type of defect, in the normal image display area, and that controls display of an abnormal read image, which includes at least one impermissible defect for each type of defect, in the abnormal image area. The inspection apparatus also includes a defect permissible changing unit that receives a moving operation instruction, which moves the displayed image between the normal image display area and the abnormal image display area and that, in response to receiving the moving operation instruction, changes the permissible defect level of at least one type of defect.

主权项

1. An image inspection apparatus for inspecting an image output on a recording medium by scanning the recording medium as a scanned image, the image inspection apparatus comprising:
an inspection reference image generator implemented by processing circuitry and configured to obtain an output-target image print data, and to generate an inspection reference image using the output-target image print data, the inspection reference image providing a reference in inspection of a read image; an inspection result acquisition unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to acquire a result of a defect determination based on a difference between the generated inspection reference image and the read image; a defect type determiner unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to determine a type of any defect included in the read image when the defect determination determines that at least one defect is present in the read image; a defect level calculating unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to calculate a defect level indicating a degree of the defect for each type of defect for a predetermined number of types of defect; a type classification determiner unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to determine, for each type of defect, whether each defect included in the read image is permissible based on a permissible defect level for each type of defect; a display control unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to control display of the read image, which includes permissible defect levels for each type of defect, in a normal image display area and to control display of the read image, which includes impermissible defect levels for any type of defect, in an abnormal image display area; and a permissible changing unit implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to receive a moving operation instruction which moves the displayed image between the normal image display area and the abnormal image display area and configured to, in response to receiving the moving operation instruction, change the permissible defect level for at least one type of defect.