Patent ID: 11972314
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet, and communicate with a reader that reads the image on the sheet conveyed from the image forming apparatus, the reader being connected to the image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to:
obtain read image data related to the image on the sheet output from the reader;
perform inspection operation based on the read image data and reference data registered in advance;
output an inspection result of the inspection operation to a display;
determine a defective sheet having image defect for each sheet based on the inspection result of the inspection operation;
interrupt image forming operation by the image forming apparatus in a case where a number of defective sheets are continuous for a predetermined number of sheets;
identify a cause of defects occurred in the defective sheets;
display recovery procedures on the display;
form a test image after a recovery;
inspect the test image based on image data obtained by the reader reading the test image; and
resume the image forming operation by the image forming apparatus in a case where the inspection result of the test image is OK.