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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Daiku, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an inspection apparatus including a reading unit configured to read a document. The inspection apparatus compares a read image obtained by the reading unit reading a chart including a mark for acquiring distortion information printed by a printing apparatus and a reference image serving as a correct image of the chart, and generates distortion information when reading by the reading unit; and corrects, using the generated distortion information, an inspection target image obtained by the reading unit reading a printed matter from the printing apparatus; aligns the first corrected image corrected in the correcting with a reference image of the printed matter; and compares a second corrected image aligned in the aligning with a reference image of the printed matter to inspect a defect of the printed matter.