| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for inspecting a printed matter, by which inspection of the printed matter is possible, and precise correction and inspection of the registration error can be carried out without providing a registration mark for cutting and a noticeable mark for registration. <P>SOLUTION: When information of a manuscript is printed, registration checking pattern information is composed with yellow color material in a printing image generating section 52, and is printed in an image printing section 53. A reference image acquiring section 61 acquires the manuscript image and the registration checking pattern information as reference image information. In addition, an inspection image read-out section 62 reads out the image of the printed matter as inspection image information, and a registration error information generating section 63 detects the registration error between the reference image information and the inspection information by recognizing the registration checking pattern information printed by yellow. A registration error correcting section 64 corrects the registration error of the inspection image information based on the magnitude of the detected registration error, and a comparing and checking section 65 carries out the comparison of the inspection image information with the reference image information in order to judge the quality of the printed matter. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |
