ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,672, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Inspection apparatus in image processing system that notifies of change in registration status of correct answer image, and control method and program product therefor" was invented by Yoshiaki Tani (Ibaraki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inspection apparatus capable of improving workability in checking a registration status of a correct answer image. The inspection apparatus includes a registration unit that registers a correct answer image, an inspection unit that compares an image formed on a sheet by a printing unit with the correct answer image registered by ...