Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Attribute control
Patent
1987-11-12
1989-06-20
Ng, Jin F.
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Attribute control
358224, 354 76, H04N 146
Patent
active
048413593
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a photographic system and to a method of producing and displaying images representative of proofs of a photograph.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When a photographer conducts a photographic session or sitting either outdoors, in a studio or at some other location a series of pictures are taken of a subject. A number of rolls of film may be exposed in the session. Alternatively, if sheet rather than roll film is employed a plurality of sheets of film may be exposed. The rolls or sheets are usually recorded in a log book in which the photographer enters details such as the date on which the photographs were taken, identification of the customer and/or subject and other information. The roll or stack of sheet film is correspondingly marked. There is a real danger that incorrect entries may be made or that entries or the book may go astray. This causes difficulty in returning prints from the film to the right customer or to the correct photographer where one processing laboratory is responsible for processing film for many photographers.
Once film is exposed it is usual to produce proofs of all of the exposures and to return to the customer with the proofs to enable a selection of desired ones of the photographs to be made from the set of proofs. Thus, a photographer attends the session or sitting and a representative may then return to the customer with proofs to enable a selection to be made. After the selection process the desired photographs are printed and returned to the customer. In many cases therefore two or sometimes three separate visits are necessary, i.e. one by the photographer, another by the representative and perhaps another to deliver the prints. Not only is this time consuming and expensive but sales are sometimes lost because of the delay between the sitting at which the customer may be enthusiastic about a purchase to the time when the proofs are presented at which time his enthusiasm may have waned. Also considerable travelling between the location at which the sitting took place the the laboratory may be necessary and this is costly and this cost is passed onto the customer.
The need to prepare proofs is itself time consuming and expensive. Whilst all of the exposed film needs to be proofed only a small number of shots may be acceptable to the customer and all proofs may sometimes be destroyed after they have been viewed. The printing of proofs adds to the expense because time and materials are involved in their production.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographic system and a method of producing and displaying images which at least minimise some of the disadvantages referred to above.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a system including a first camera for producing latent images of an object on file which may subsequently be processed, a second camera integral with or adjacent the first camera adapted to produce images substantially corresponding to the latent images of the first camera whereby respective images of the second camera correspond to respective latent images of the first camera; coding means for uniquely coding each said latent image and for correspondingly coding the images produced by the second camera; and, image display means for displaying or providing viewable image of the images produced by the second camera.
The first and second camera may comprise a single unit or alternatively may be separate from one another or may be adapted to be mounted or coupled together to function as a single unit.
The first camera produces latent images on photographic film. The first camera may be a still camera and whilst either roll or sheet film may be used it is preferred that it be a roll film still camera. Ideally, the still camera is a twin lens reflex (TLR) camera although a single lens reflex (SLR) camera or any other type may also be used.
The second camera, as mentioned above may either be formed as a single unit with the first camera or be
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Bedington Bryan C.
Hawkins Ross H.
Laing David
Brinich Stephen
Bryna Pty. Ltd.
Ng Jin F.
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