Patent ID: 11954377
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image inspection apparatus that sets an inspection region for performing inspection of a printed sheet formed on a sheet, the image inspection apparatus comprising:
a memory containing instructions; and
a processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
displaying a reference image on a screen;
selecting a certain inspection level from among a plurality of inspection levels as an inspection criterion;
first setting, for the reference image displayed on the screen, the inspection region for which the inspection is performed using the selected inspection criterion;
second setting, for the inspection criterion, a display color of the inspection region to be displayed on the screen; and
inspecting the printed sheet by comparing the reference image and a read image of the printed sheet based on the plurality of set inspection regions,

wherein the second setting operation includes, if a first color is set for a first inspection criterion, not allowing to set the first color for a second inspection criterion that is different from the first inspection criterion, and
wherein the displaying operation includes displaying a first inspection region set by the first setting operation with the first color, and displaying a second inspection region with a second color that is different from the first color, the first and second inspection regions being inspected based on different inspection criteria.