Patent ID: 11887389
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. An inspection method comprising:
(1) obtaining a plurality of reference images;
(2) obtaining an inspection target image;
(3) setting, for at least one reference image among the plurality of reference images, an inspection region to be inspected; and
(4) inspecting the inspection target image based on a result of comparison of the inspection target image and the reference image in which the inspection region is set,
wherein the setting comprises: (a) setting the inspection region for a first reference image selected from the plurality of reference images; and (b) setting, for a second reference image which is selected from the plurality of reference images and which is different from the first reference image, the inspection region in a case where the second reference image is an image satisfying a predetermined condition.