US 11,947,853 B2
Print system, printing apparatus, method of controlling the printing apparatus, and storage medium
Masahiro Mutsuno, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/884,859.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-156081 (JP), filed on Sep. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0101468 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1265 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1208 (2013.01); G06K 15/1836 (2013.01); H04N 1/00005 (2013.01); H04N 1/00045 (2013.01); H04N 1/00058 (2013.01); H04N 1/00633 (2013.01); H04N 1/32529 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A print system including a printing apparatus and an inspection apparatus,
the printing apparatus comprising:
a printer engine; and
a first controller including one or more first processors and one or more first memories, the first controller being configured to:
obtain, from a print job, image data to be used for printing;
generate a reference image based on the image data;
transmit the generated reference image to the inspection apparatus;
receive, from the inspection apparatus, a notification that registration of the reference image has been completed;
based on the notification, control the printer engine in accordance with the print job so as to cause the printer engine to start printing of image data to be inspected on a sheet; and
notify the inspection apparatus of an instruction for inspecting the sheet on which printing has been performed by the printer engine,
the inspection apparatus comprising:
a second controller including one or more second processors and one or more second memories, the second controller being configured to:
register the reference image received from the printing apparatus;
transmit the notification to the printing apparatus; and
based on the instruction for inspecting, inspect the sheet on which the printing has been performed in the printing apparatus.