Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Picture signal generator
Reexamination Certificate
1997-09-15
2001-12-18
Williams, Kimberly A. (Department: 2622)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Picture signal generator
C358S527000, C355S027000, C355S040000, C396S311000, C396S313000, C396S319000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06331903
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention refers to an order apparatus for print, and particularly to an order apparatus for print which is used in a so-called DPE shop and allows to accept printing order at the counter.
2. Description of the Related Art
A negative film which has been already developed is generally cut into six pieces, one piece which includes six frames, and is returned to a client in a transparent nega-sheath. When ordering printing from a shop, it is necessary to confirm the negative film to be printed and to directly write the number of prints in an entry box printed on the nega-sheath which corresponds to the negative film.
It has been proposed to return a developed negative film in a film cartridge. But, the negative film can not be confirmed with naked eyes, so it is also proposed that an index print on which a certain serial frame number and an index which corresponds to a frame number are preliminary printed when additionally returned with the film cartridge.
As taught in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-71413, such index print and a mark sheet wherein a blank for client's name and a printing order box which corresponds to the frame number are printed are prepared for ordering printing, so that the client marks by himself to designate the frame number in the printing order box in conformity with the index print.
In accordance with Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 5-45854, the mark sheet is omitted but an index print is preliminary prepared, the index print printed thereon with bar codes showing its frame number and order boxes near the index picture, so that a client checks the box corresponding to the index picture to be printed by seeing the index print and thereafter in a DPE shop, the bar code of checked index picture is read by means of a bar-code reader to accept print order.
However, in accordance with the above-mentioned mark sheet, the information on the mark sheet can be read out optically without any fault as input data, but the client may possibly make a mistake in the marking place when ordering. When using the index print for ordering, the index print on which all frames are preliminary printed should be prepared, which is costly for ordering. The confirmation procedure of whether the film corresponds to the index print is troublesome. Even if by codes, it is not reliable without confirmation with the naked eyes. If the index print is lost, the necessary printing can not be ordered any more.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is conceived based on the above circumstances and has an object of providing an order apparatus for watching the print replay picture of the film without the index print to designate the frame to be printed, which should be a simple procedure when ordering printing, and which confirms and amends the order detail.
In order to achieve these and other objects, the present order apparatus for print includes a picture display ; a film picture reproducing unit for displaying plural frame pictures on the picture display after reading out pictures of the film; frame designation unit for designating a frame to be printed on the picture displayed by the picture display order information input for inputting order information for print including the number of prints designated by the frame designation unit; and a recorder for recording in a record medium the order information for frame to be printed in accordance with the frame designation unit and/or the order information input.
The present order apparatus for print can further include: a card reader section which optically reads order information for print including the number of prints written by hand or in a mark-sheet type on an order card showing at least printing number in accordance with the frame number when the order card is inserted into the apparatus; a memory for storing therein order information read by the card reader section; a picture display, a film picture reproducing unit for displaying single or plural frame pictures after reading picture of developed film corresponding to contents of the order card and for displaying order information stored in the memory corresponding to the respective frames; a frame designation unit for designating a frame to be amended or added by watching a displayed picture on the picture display means; order information input for inputting order information of the frame designated by the frame designation unit and for rewriting the order information stored in the memory based on the input order information; and a recorder for recording the order information stored in the memory in a record medium.
According to this invention, the frame picture can be displayed on the picture display instead of the index print. Particularly, when setting a developed film in the film picture reproducing unit, the film picture reproducing unit displays plural frame pictures on the picture display after reading the film pictures. The necessary frame to be printed can be designated by the frame designation unit by watching the display to thereby input order information including the number of prints of the designated frame by the order information input. The thus input order information for printing can be recorded in a record medium.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the order information can be read optically from an order card by a card reader section and thereafter stored in a memory. The picture display also displays the frame picture as well as order information stored in the memory. Accordingly, the order information can be amended and added preferably by operating the frame designation unit and the order information input while watching the picture display to replace the preliminary recorded order information in the memory with new one. The order information stored in the memory is stored in the record medium.
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Itoh Atsushi
Nakazawa Makoto
Nishimura Toru
Orimoto Masaaki
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Williams Kimberly A.
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