Television – Special applications – Film – disc or card scanning
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-26
2003-11-18
Philippe, Gims S. (Department: 2613)
Television
Special applications
Film, disc or card scanning
C358S453000, C358S538000, C382S319000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06650358
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a film scanner for electronically scanning and displaying an image on a photographic film.
2. Description of the Related Art
A film scanner is known that electrically scans and reads an image on a photographic film. A digital image signal is generated by the film scanner and is input to a peripheral apparatus, such as a computer, which displays the image on a display unit. This film scanner has a poor portability because it must accompany such a peripheral apparatus.
In the conventional film scanner, the image is read by an intermittently moved line sensor, which generates the digital signal for the computer. Thus, a rather long waiting time exists between the initiation of the scan and the reproduction of the image on a display.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a film scanner which efficiently utilizes the waiting time.
A film scanner according to the present invention comprises an image scanner unit that scans an image recorded on a first photographic film and a display unit that displays the image scanned by the image scanner unit. The display may be switchable to display a white mono-chrome image.
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Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Pentax Corporation
Philippe Gims S.
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