Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing – Local trick play processing – With randomly accessible medium
Reexamination Certificate
1994-03-18
2001-06-19
Nguyen, Huy (Department: 2615)
Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing
Local trick play processing
With randomly accessible medium
C348S096000, C348S097000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06249644
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF FILM
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a system for filing image data electronically on a recording medium such as an optical disk, which can record an image signal reproduced from a photographed image on a film in company with a photographic information recorded thereon.
2. Description of Related Art
Camera systems are conventionally known wherein photographic information and film developing information and the like are recorded on a magnetic track provided on a film together with a photographed image, and also reproducing apparatus wherein a visual image is reproduced on a video display such as a monitor TV by use of the above information. Such systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,974,096. An image reproducing system is also known wherein photographed image on a film is converted into an image signal and the signal is recorded on an optical disk. Such a system is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,258,859.
There has been known an apparatus in which a photographed image on a film is printed in layout form on a photographic paper in accordance with photographic information, enabling an album to be produced. Such apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent No.3-274047.
Furthermore, a digital still video camera is known in which photographic information can be recorded together with a video image on an optical disk. Such a camera is disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent No.4-70724. And, an image processing and filing apparatus is known in which image data is changed to a visual image by data processing, and the image data is stored on a recording medium. Such apparatus is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,099.
In in U.S. Pat. No. 4,974,096, there is no disclosure that a photographed image and photographic information on a film can be recorded on an independent recording medium. And, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,258,859, no system is disclosed wherein a photographic information can be recorded on an optical disk, editing and searching may be impossible. In the album print apparatus disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent No.3-274047, the photographed image cannot be recorded on a recording medium.
Furthermore, in a camera disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent No.4-70724, recording information on the optical disk is not a photographed image on a film, but an image picked up by the camera. In an apparatus disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,099, data to be filed on the recording medium is not information recorded on a film.
In the case where many photographed images on a film and photographic information are to be recorded on an independent recording medium, it may be possible to edit and record them on an optical disk and the like. However, editing input means such as a keyboard may be used by an operator for inputting an item (key word) of searching. In this case, the edit operation becomes troublesome.
Additionally, in a conventional apparatus that enables an electronic album to be edited as above mentioned, images to be set in the album are restricted only to photographed images recorded on the film, and image data recorded previously is not used for producing the album. Accordingly, it is not possible to give the album variety.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic filing system which can record photographed images on a film together with photographic information on an independent recording medium.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic filing system in which troublesome inputting operations of searching for an item can be omitted, and optional photographed images on the film can be recorded at optional areas of the recording medium, so that an edit operation can be made easier.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an electronic filing system in which searching by using recorded photographic information can be achieved.
In order to attain these objects, according to the present invention, there is provided an electronic filing system which comprises, film on which a photographed image and photographic information relating to the image are recorded; image reproducing means for reproducing an image from the photographed image recorded on the film; reading means for reading the photographic information recorded on the film; a recording medium capable of writing and reading a plurality of the images and the information; and writing means for writing the image reproduced by the image reproducing means and the photographic information read by the reading means on the recording medium.
In the system as above mentioned, since photographed images and photographic information corresponding to the images are recorded on developed film, at the same time when an image signal is reproduced, photographic information can be read out and recorded on a recording medium. As a result, an electronic album capable of being searched by using the recorded information as searching items can be obtained.
It is further object of the present invention to provide an image reproducing and recording system capable of making an electronic album which has a recording mode that can record an image recorded previously on a optical disk, so that the album may have a variety of images laid out thereon, and the user can enjoy making the album.
In order to attain this object, according to the present invention there is provided an electronic filing system capable of reproducing an image from a photographed image recorded on a film and recording the reproduced image on a recording medium, comprising, image reproducing means for reproducing an image from the photographed image recorded on the film; a recording medium capable of writing and reading a plurality of the images; first writing means for writing the image reproduced by the image reproducing means from the film on the recording medium; read out means for reading out the image written on the recording medium; second writing means for writing again the image read out by the read out means on the recording medium; and writing control means for controlling the first and second writing means so that the image reproduced by the image reproducing means and the image read out by the read out means may be written in connection with each other.
In the system as above mentioned, both of the image signal read from the recording medium and the image signal reproduced from the photographed image on the film can be recorded on the recording medium. Consequently, if a plurality of layout patterns are previously recorded on the recording medium, it makes it easy to edit the album, and if a landscape is previously recorded, it is possible to compose or insert the landscape into the photographed image of the film, so that the user can make an album having variety, and take pleasure in the album.
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Inoue Manabu
Ishii Toru
Maeda Yukari
Nanba Katsuyuki
Yagura Hirokazu
Burns Doane , Swecker, Mathis LLP
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
Nguyen Huy
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