US5337119A
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Image combining printer
Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-05-13
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2013-05-13
Abstract
Abstract The feeding of a photosensitive material is automatically controlled to a desired length corresponding the size or volume of an additional image to be printed so that manual data input operations can be minimized. The volume of the additional image is estimated from attribute data detected by an attribute data detector and used for determining the location of printing the image on the photo-sensitive material. Also, the orientation of the image to be printed is determined from data of a vertical position detector. With reference to those information, the length of feeding and the location of cutting marks for the photosensitive material are calculated. Resultant signals are fed to a double exposure means, a cutting-mark applying means, and a photosensitive material transfer means for optimum control of exposure actions.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Tanibata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:13
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/58; G03B27/587; G03B27/588; G03B27/46; G03B27/462; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/004; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
An image combining printer comprising: a transfer means for driving a photosensitive material of long tape shape; an exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material to an original image projected from a negative film; an attribute information detecting means for detecting an attribute data, which may include shooting data or a message, from the negative film; a pattern determining means for determining and producing a pattern which may include characters, symbols, or makings, to be printed which represents the attribute data detected by the attribute information detecting means; a double exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material to the pattern produced by the pattern determining means; a vertical position detecting means for detecting the upward and downward or vertical position data of the original image from the negative film; a vertical position determining means for determining the vertical position of the original image from the vertical position data of the vertical position detecting means; a cutting-mark applying means for applying-marks to the photosensitive material; and a controller for controlling the double exposure means, the cutting-mark applying means, and the transfer means, for estimating the location of the pattern of the attribute data relative to the original image on the photosensitive material for printing from the attribute data detected material for printing from the attribute data detected by the attribute information detecting means, and for also for estimating the orientation of the pattern from the vertical position data of the vertical position detecting means, and from those estimations, determined a length of feeding and a timing of cutting-mark application for the photosensitive material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
262 words
An image combining printer comprising: a transfer means for driving a photosensitive material of long tape shape; an exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material to an original image projected from a negative film; an attribute information detecting means for detecting an attribute data, which may include shooting data or a message, from the negative film; a pattern determining means for determining and producing a pattern which may include characters, symbols, or makings, to be printed which represents the attribute data detected by the attribute information detecting means; a double exposure means for exposing the photosensitive material to the pattern produced by the pattern determining means; a vertical position detecting means for detecting the upward and downward or vertical position data of the original image from the negative film; a vertical position determining means for determining the vertical position of the original image from the vertical position data of the vertical position detecting means; a cutting-mark applying means for applying-marks to the photosensitive material; and a controller for controlling the double exposure means, the cutting-mark applying means, and the transfer means, for estimating the location of the pattern of the attribute data relative to the original image on the photosensitive material for printing from the attribute data detected material for printing from the attribute data detected by the attribute information detecting means, and for also for estimating the orientation of the pattern from the vertical position data of the vertical position detecting means, and from those estimations, determined a length of feeding and a timing of cutting-mark application for the photosensitive material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 1, wherein said controller further comprises a means for determining and transmitting both the length of feeding and the timing of cutting-mark application according to the size or volume of the pattern to the transfer means and the cutting-mark applying means respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 1, wherein a pattern of an extra data input for combination printing is printed on the photosensitive material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 1, wherein the pattern to be printed is varied in color during the double exposure action.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 1, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 1, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 2, wherein a pattern of an extra data input for combination printing is printed on the photosensitive material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 2, wherein the pattern to be printed is varied in color during the double exposure action.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 3, wherein the pattern to be printed is varied in color during the double exposure action.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 7, wherein the pattern to be printed is varied in color during the double exposure action.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 2, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 3, wherein the double exposure means ha a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 4, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 7, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 8, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 9, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 10, wherein the double exposure means has a PLZT head of linear shape extending at a right angle to a pass line of the photosensitive material and is arranged for performing a line exposure on the photosensitive material during its running.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 2, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 3, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A image combining printer as recited in claim 4, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 7, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 8, the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 9, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image combining printer as recited in claim 10, wherein the double exposure means is an exposure device using a CRT.
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