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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamashita, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inspection system according to the present invention includes: an abnormality detector that performs automatic inspection for detecting an abnormality on the basis of a read image obtained by causing a reader to read an image that is formed on a recording medium by executing a print job; and a hardware processor that, when the abnormality is detected in the automatic inspection, causes the reader to perform specific shading operation involving cleaning the reader after stopping the print job but before restarting the print job, wherein the specific shading operation is performed in a shorter time than normal shading operation involving cleaning the reader, the normal shading operation being performed except when the abnormality is detected in the automatic inspection.