| CPC G06K 15/1842 (2013.01) [G06K 15/1807 (2013.01); G06K 15/1885 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. An inspection system comprising a printing apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and an inspection apparatus,
the information processing apparatus comprising: at least one first memory device that stores a set of first instructions; and
at least one first processor that executes the set of first instructions to:
accept a print job from an external apparatus;
generate, from print data included in the print job, image data for printing and image area attribute information related to content for each area included in an image to be printed;
for an area in which the image area attribute information indicates a text string attribute, extract, from the print data, direction information related to an orientation of a text string; and
transmit, to the printing apparatus, the image area attribute information and the direction information, together with the image data for printing, and
the inspection apparatus comprising: at least one second memory device that stores a set of second instructions; and
at least one second processor that executes the set of second instructions to:
receive, via the printing apparatus, the transmitted image data for printing, the image area attribute information, and the direction information; and
inspect a printed product, printed by the printing apparatus according to the image data for printing, by comparing a read image, obtained by reading the printed product, and a reference image, which is the received image data for printing, according to the image area attribute information and the direction information.
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