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EP0793142A1
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Photographic processing system comprising means for automatically sorting films according to parameters read from the films
Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-02-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A photographic processing system is disclosed. The system includes a bar-code reader (3) for reading processing information of a photographic film (1), a sorter station (4;7), for sorting the film in accordance with the processing information read from the film, a photographic processing apparatus (6;8) for effecting a photographic processing operation in accordance with the processing information and a conveying device (100) for conveying the film sorted at the sorter station to the photographic processing apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeki Nishida
- 👤 Yuji Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:40
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/001; G03D15/005; G03D13/00; G03D13/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A photographic processing system with: means for reading processing information of a photographic film; characterized by a sorter station (4, 7, 34, 40) for sorting the film (1) in accordance with the processing information read from the film; a photographic processing apparatus (6, 8, 30, 60) for effecting a photographic processing operation in accordance with the processing information; and a conveying device (100) for conveying the film (1) sorted at the sorter station (4, 7, 34, 40) to the photographic processing apparatus (6, 8, 30, 60).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said photographic processing apparatus (6, 30) comprises a film developing device (61, 62, 63, 64) and said processing information includes information concerning a film length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 2, characterized in that there are provided a plurality of said film developing devices (61, 62, 63, 64) which are set to different processing conditions to suit different processing information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 3, characterized in that said sorter station (4, 40) functions so that each of said developing devices (61, 62, 63, 64) is continuously fed with a predetermined number of films (1) having a common film length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said photographic processing apparatus (8, 60) comprises a photographic printing device (81, 82, 83, 84, 65, 66) and said processing information includes information concerning a print size.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said photographic processing apparatus (8, 60) comprised a photographic printing device (81, 82, 83, 84, 65, 66) and said processing information includes printing paper data relating to a printing paper width and a printing paper quality.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 5, characterized in that there are provided a plurality of said photographic printing devices (81, 82, 83, 84, 65, 66) which are set to different processing conditions to suit different processing information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 5, characterized in that said sorter station (7, 34) functions so that each of said photographic printing device (81, 82, 83, 84, 65, 66) is continuously fed with a predetermined number of films (1) having common printing information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said processing information includes development data such as a film length datum, printing data such as a print size data, and a host computer (200) capable of storing an ID code and the processing information of the film (1) in correlation with each other is connected with said respective components (6, 8, 100) of the processing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A photographic processing system as defined in claim 9, characterized by a film magazine (300) for taking up and storing a plurality of films (1), said film magazine (300) being used to convey the films (1) to the photographic printing device (6, 8).
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