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

Claim 8:
9. A method for controlling an image inspection apparatus that sets, for a reference image displayed on a screen, an inspection region for performing inspection of a printed sheet formed on a sheet, the method comprising:
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, an 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 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 a first inspection region set by the first setting is displayed with the first color on the screen, and a second inspection region is displayed with a second color different from the first color on the screen, the first and second inspection regions being inspected based on different inspection criteria.