IP Library Granted Patent US 12664640
Granted Patent B2
US 12664640 · App. 18/507,488 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Inspection production control mechanism

Inventors: Scott R. Johnson (Boulder, CO); Samuel Hopper (Boulder, CO); Minh Vo (Boulder, CO); Kenneth Shouldice (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
G06T7/0004G06T2200/24G06T2207/30144
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12664640
App. No.
18/507,488
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store inspection logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the inspection logic to capture a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium, determine a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image, determine whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production and perform inspection processing using a first inspection production on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range.

Claims (44)

1 . A system comprising:

at least one physical memory device to store inspection logic; and

one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the inspection logic to:

capture a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium;

determine a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image;

determine whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production;

select the first inspection production to perform print verification on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range; and

perform inspection processing on the page using the first inspection production.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the inspection logic further to:

select a second inspection production to perform print verification on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is not within the first production range; and

perform the inspection processing on the page using the second inspection production.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one physical memory device further to store interface logic and the one or more processors to execute the interface logic to receive a production message including a name of an inspection production and a page identifier indicating a first page in a range to use the inspection production.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the interface logic further to transmit a page ID command to the inspection logic, wherein the page ID command comprises the page identifier and the name of the inspection production.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the inspection logic further to:

receive the page ID command; and

add the page ID command to a queue of inspection productions.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the inspection logic further to acquire memory resources associated with the page ID command to perform the inspection productions, wherein the memory resources comprise the inspection production.

7 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one physical memory device further to store insertion logic and the one or more processors to execute the insertion logic to:

receive a page of print job data;

insert the page ID into the print job data to be applied to the page; and

transmit the production message to the inspection logic.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the insertion logic further to receive update messages from the inspection logic including a list of inspection productions currently implemented at a print verification system.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the insertion logic further to receive data indicating a selection of one or more inspection productions that are to be associated with the print job data.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more inspection productions are selected as properties of the print job data.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one physical memory device further to store a graphical user interface (GUI) and the one or more processors to execute the GUI to receive the selection of the one or more inspection productions.

12 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a printer to print the print job on the print medium.

13 . A method comprising:

capturing a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium;

determining a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image;

determining whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production;

selecting the first inspection production to perform print verification on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range; and

performing inspection processing on the page using the first inspection production.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising performing the inspection processing using a second inspection production on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is not within the first production range.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving a production message including a name of an inspection production and a page identifier indicating a first page in a range to use the inspection production.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising transmitting a page ID command, wherein the page ID command comprises the page identifier and the name of the inspection production.

17 . At least one non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

capture a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium;

determine a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image;

determine whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production;

select the first inspection production to perform print verification on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range; and

perform inspection processing on the page using the first inspection production.

18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform the inspection processing using a second inspection production on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is not within the first production range.

19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to receive a production message including a name of an inspection production and a page identifier indicating a first page in a range to use the inspection production.

20 . The computer readable medium of claim 19 , having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to transmit a page ID command, wherein the page ID command comprises the page identifier and the name of an inspection production.