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Picture image outputting method and photograph finishing system using the method
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-20
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Granted: 2002-02-12
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Expires: 2017-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of picture image data obtained from a film in one film handling operation by a film scanner with the automatic film feeding function are output as prints by a digital printer and also as files in a recording medium by a file outputting device. In the system for providing the above two kinds of output services, the numbers of film scanners, file outputting devices, and digital printers are determined so that the processing performance of each kind of apparatus in a unit time times the number of each kind of apparatus is almost the same, to make each kind of apparatus comprising the system demonstrate its full performance. A medium image obtaining device for obtaining an image file recorded in a medium and a digital camera image obtaining device may further be provided so that the above two outputting services are promptly provided for a picture image such as a processed image recorded in a medium and brought into a service provider by a customer and a picture image recorded by a digital camera, whereby one system can carry out film reading, image obtaining from a medium or a digital camera, picture print generation, and writing a picture image in a recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Shiota
- 👤 Shuichi Ohtsuka
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Nakajima
- 👤 Norihisa Haneda
- 👤 Sugio Makishima
- 👤 Hiroshi Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00912; H04N1/00915; H04N1/0096; H04N1/04; H04N1/32; H04N1/32502; H04N1/32507; H04N1/32512; H04N1/32523; H04N1/32529; H04N1/32561; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0086; H04N2201/0087; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0404; H04N2201/0408; H04N2201/0416
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A picture image outputting method wherein a plurality of image data are obtained by sequentially reading images in a plurality of frames of a developed photograph film using a scanner having automatic film feeding function, comprising: outputting the plurality of image data as prints by a printer and recording the plurality of image data in a predetermined recording medium as files, wherein image data read by the film scanner in one film feeding direction are output as prints and image data read by the film scanner in the reverse film feeding direction are output as files.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A picture image outputting method wherein a plurality of image data are obtained by sequentially reading images in a plurality of frames of a developed photograph film using a scanner having automatic film feeding function, comprising: outputting the plurality of image data as prints by a printer and recording the plurality of image data in a predetermined recording medium as files, wherein image data read by the film scanner in one film feeding direction are output as prints and image data read by the film scanner in the reverse film feeding direction are output as files.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; and a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer, wherein the image data read by the film scanner in one film feeding direction are output as prints by the printer and the image read by the film scanner in the reverse film feeding direction are output as files by the file outputting device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; and a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer, wherein the image data read by the film scanner in one film feeding direction are output as prints by the printer and the image read by the film scanner in the reverse film feeding direction are output as files by the file outputting device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
125 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer; a first image processor for carrying out first image processing on the image data to be output as a print; and a second image processor for carrying out second image data processing on image data to be output as a file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer; a first image processor for carrying out first image processing on the image data to be output as a print; and a second image processor for carrying out second image data processing on image data to be output as a file.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
A photograph finishing system comprising: a predetermined number of film scanners for reading films deposited by customers for placing orders; a recording unit for recording picture image data read by the film scanners; a predetermined number of file outputting apparatuses for recording, in a predetermined recording unit for each order, the picture image data recorded in the recording media as image files; and a predetermined number of printers for outputting the picture image data recorded in the recording unit; wherein the numbers of the file outputting apparatuses and the printers are such numbers that the file outputting apparatuses and printers can deal with, in a unit time, almost the same number of orders that all scanners can deal with in the same unit time when the scanners are constantly used.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
A photograph finishing system comprising: a predetermined number of film scanners for reading films deposited by customers for placing orders; a recording unit for recording picture image data read by the film scanners; a predetermined number of file outputting apparatuses for recording, in a predetermined recording unit for each order, the picture image data recorded in the recording media as image files; and a predetermined number of printers for outputting the picture image data recorded in the recording unit; wherein the numbers of the file outputting apparatuses and the printers are such numbers that the file outputting apparatuses and printers can deal with, in a unit time, almost the same number of orders that all scanners can deal with in the same unit time when the scanners are constantly used.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
120 words
A photograph finishing system comprising film image obtaining means for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film, a print outputting unit for outputting the digital image obtained by the film image obtaining means as a picture print, and an output unit to a medium for recording the digital image in a predetermined recording medium, further comprising: a medium image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded in a predetermined medium; and an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the medium image obtaining unit to the print outputting unit; wherein the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when the interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
120 words
A photograph finishing system comprising film image obtaining means for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film, a print outputting unit for outputting the digital image obtained by the film image obtaining means as a picture print, and an output unit to a medium for recording the digital image in a predetermined recording medium, further comprising: a medium image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded in a predetermined medium; and an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the medium image obtaining unit to the print outputting unit; wherein the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when the interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photograph finishing system as defined in claim 5 wherein the medium image obtaining unit obtains digital image data transferred from a predetermined recording medium via a network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
A photograph finishing system as defined in claim 5 which further comprises a recording medium for recording high resolution data of a digital image, wherein the medium image obtaining unit obtains information showing the image or low resolution digital image recorded in a predetermined recording medium, searches for high resolution data corresponding to the low resolution digital image, and interruptively inputs the obtained high resolution data to the print outputting unit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
79 words
A photograph finishing system as defined in claim 5 which further comprises a recording medium in which high resolution data of a digital image are stored; wherein the medium image obtaining unit obtains information showing the image or low resolution digital image transferred from a predetermined recording medium via a network, searches the recording medium for high resolution data corresponding to the low resolution digital image, and interruptively inputs the obtained high resolution data to the print outputting unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
106 words
A photograph finishing system comprising a film image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film and a print outputting unit for outputting the digital image obtained by the film image obtaining unit as a picture print, further comprising: a digital camera image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded by a digital camera; and an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the digital camera image obtaining means to the print outputting unit; wherein the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
106 words
A photograph finishing system comprising a film image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film and a print outputting unit for outputting the digital image obtained by the film image obtaining unit as a picture print, further comprising: a digital camera image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded by a digital camera; and an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the digital camera image obtaining means to the print outputting unit; wherein the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A photograph finishing system as defined in claim 9 which further comprises an output unit to a medium by which digital image obtained by the film image obtaining unit or the digital camera image obtaining means are recorded in a predetermined recording medium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A photograph finishing system as defined in claim 9 wherein the digital camera image obtaining unit carries out pixel density conversion processing on the obtained digital image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
147 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer; a first image processor for carrying out first image processing on the image data to be output as a print; and a second image processor for carrying out second image data processing on image data to be output as a file, wherein the film scanner carries out reading on only frames of desired images among the plurality of frames recorded on the photograph.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
147 words
A picture image outputting apparatus comprising: a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically; a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints; a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer; a first image processor for carrying out first image processing on the image data to be output as a print; and a second image processor for carrying out second image data processing on image data to be output as a file, wherein the film scanner carries out reading on only frames of desired images among the plurality of frames recorded on the photograph.
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