Television – Special applications – Film – disc or card scanning
Reexamination Certificate
1997-01-30
2001-02-20
Kelley, Chris S. (Department: 2713)
Television
Special applications
Film, disc or card scanning
C348S110000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06191811
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a film image regenerating method. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a film image input method and device for editing magnetic information recorded on film.
2. Description of the Related Art
There is proposed a method which comprises the steps of recording an aspect ratio of a screen (print type), zooming magnification, trimming information, etc. on a magnetic recording layer on photographic film during photographing or after photographing, and using the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic recording layer for determining conditions required for making a photographic print (Japanese Patent Provisional Application Nos. 4-223454 and 5-19359). There is proposed another method which comprises the steps of recording optical information indicating the print type, etc. in an area other than a frame image region of the film during photographing, and using the optical information for determining conditions for making a photographic print.
WO90/04301, etc. disclose a film player which picks up developed photographic film for a still camera by means of an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD), and converts an image of photo film into an image signal, and outputs the image signal to a TV monitor to display a film image.
Furthermore, there is proposed a film image regenerating device which reads frame images of all frames on a roll of photographic film, and has an index displaying mode for making an index image composed of plural frames to display it on a TV monitor, and a one screen regenerating mode for displaying the read frame image on the TV monitor. There are proposed some methods for editing magnetic information recorded on a magnetic recording layer on photographic film while viewing an index screen and a one frame regenerating screen displayed on the TV monitor.
That is, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-923 discloses a method for editing a print type and the number of prints on the index screen in order to make additional prints. Japanese Patent Application No. 6-162193 discloses a method for editing information indicating title, date, screen switching, color correction, setting of screen movement, and the direction of a frame. Further, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-218873 discloses print order information required for making additional prints and a method for editing a variety of information only on an index screen.
When a plurality of film images on a roll of film are sequentially displayed on a TV monitor by a film player, the film images may be regenerated on an image-by-image basis, or the film images may be sequentially regenerated at predetermined intervals. It is desirable that a user can select an appropriate method of regenerating the film images. In this case, if what is captured onto the film cannot be understood, it is difficult to determine how to regenerate the film images.
Moreover, a title common to all frames on a roll of film (hereinafter referred to as an all-frame title) may be set and designated for printing. In this case, if what is captured onto the film cannot be understood, it is impossible to set a proper all-frame title.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been developed under the above-described circumstances, and has as its object the provision of film image regenerating method and device which regenerate a roll of film on a frame-by-frame basis in a regeneration mode suitable for the film, and can designate a proper all-frame title for the film, and can clearly and easily edit print order information required for making additional prints and magnetically record the information.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is directed to a film image regenerating method, in which developed photographic film is fed to an image reading section so that frame images can be read, and a plurality of frame images on the photographic film are displayed on a display, and provided with an index display mode for reading frame images in a plurality of frames on the photographic film and making an index image composed of a plurality of frames to display it on the display; a plurality of regeneration modes for reading the frame images on a frame-by-frame basis and displaying the readout frame images on a frame-by-frame basis on the display; an index image is displayed first on the display in the index display mode while a film image is regenerated; one of a plurality of the regeneration modes is allowed to be designated while the index image is displayed; and when starting of regeneration in one of a plurality of the regeneration modes is commanded, the frame images are displayed on the display on a frame-by-frame basis in a regenerating method suitable for the designated regeneration mode. Thereby, the contents of the film can be confirmed by means of the index image displayed on the display, and a regeneration mode suitable for the film can be selected among a plurality of regeneration modes. Further, while the regeneration mode is sequentially regenerated, an audio signal indicating previously-stored background music is output to the display, and the music can be switched by starting/stopping, or posing/resuming the sequential regeneration in the regeneration mode. Thus, the background music can be effectively switched, so that the operator can enjoy the regeneration of the film images.
Moreover, the present invention is directed to a film image regenerating method, in which developed photographic film is fed to an image reading section so that a frame image can be read, and a plurality of frame images on the photographic film are displayed on a display, provided with an index display mode for reading frame images in a plurality of frames on the photographic film and making an index image composed of a plurality of frames to display it on the display, and a plurality of regeneration modes for reading the frame images on a frame-by-frame basis and displaying the readout frame images on a frame-by-frame basis on the display; the index image is displayed first on the display in the index display mode while a film image is displayed; a regeneration starting frame is allowed to be designated while the index image is displayed; and when the regeneration starting frame is designated and starting of regeneration is commanded in a regeneration mode, the frame images are displayed on the display on a frame-by-frame basis. That is, a desired regeneration starting frame can be designated while the index image is viewed, and thereby the unnecessary frame images can be prohibited from being regenerated. Moreover, after the index image is displayed on the display in the index display mode, and before the frame images are regenerated on a frame-by-frame basis in the regeneration mode, the all-frame title common to all frames on the photographic film can be entered. That is, the suitable all-frame title can be entered after the contents captured into the photographic film are confirmed by means of the index image. Furthermore, if the all-frame title is entered or if the magnetic information indicating the all-frame title is read from the magnetic recording layer on the film, the all-frame title is displayed on the display after the index image is displayed in the index display mode until the regeneration on a frame-by-frame basis starts in the regeneration mode. Thereby, the contents captured into the film can be confirmed from the index display up to the frame-by-frame regeneration in the regeneration mode.
Moreover, the present invention is directed to a film image regenerating device, which has an index display mode for reading frame images in a plurality of frames on the photographic film and making an index image composed of a plurality of frames to display it on said display, and a regeneration mode for reading a frame image of one frame on the photographic film and displaying the read frame image on the display on a frame-by-frame basis, which comprises a manipulation means, editing means for editing p
Nishimura Toru
Sugiyama Naoshi
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Kelley Chris S.
Philippe Gims
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