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Method of and apparatus for recording video signal associated with photographic image
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-27
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2004-12-27
Abstract
Abstract Photographic images are recorded by picking up a group of photographic images recorded in horizontal and vertical positions in substantially equally dimensioned frames to store in a storage medium video signals representative of the photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images. One of the many frame orientations, including the vertical and the horizontal positions, of the images recorded in the respective frames is selected. Then, out of the group of images, those which are in the selected orientation are selected. For the images in the vertical position, a magnification for forming a video signal which is smaller than that for the images in the horizontal position is set up. The selected photographic image is picked up to store a video signal representative of it in a store position of the storage medium assigned thereto. The selection, pickup and storage are performed on each of the photographic images which are in the selected frame orientation. Thereafter, the above procedure is repeated for the remaining necessary frame orientations.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahiro Ohta
- 👤 Masafumi Inuiya
- 👤 Ikuo Fujimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/21; H04N1/2166; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0432
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A method of recording photographic images by picking up a group of photographic images, recorded in horizontal and vertical positions in substantially equally dimensioned frames, to store, in a storage medium, video signals representative of the photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, comprising the steps of: selecting a frame orientation from among a plurality of frame orientations, said plurality of frame orientations including at least the vertical and horizontal positions of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames; selecting a particular photographic image which is in said selected frame orientation from among the group of photographic images; setting a relative rotation of the photographic images with respect to the selected frame orientation; setting, for the photographic images in the vertical position, a magnification for formation of a video signal which is smaller than a magnification for the photographic images in the horizontal position; picking up the selected particular photographic image to store the video signal representative of the particular photographic image in a store position of the storage medium which is assigned to the particular photographic image; performing said steps of selecting and picking up on each said photographic image which is in the selected frame orientation; and performing said preceding steps on each of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated for desired frame orientations.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
225 words
A method of recording photographic images by picking up a group of photographic images, recorded in horizontal and vertical positions in substantially equally dimensioned frames, to store, in a storage medium, video signals representative of the photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, comprising the steps of: selecting a frame orientation from among a plurality of frame orientations, said plurality of frame orientations including at least the vertical and horizontal positions of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames; selecting a particular photographic image which is in said selected frame orientation from among the group of photographic images; setting a relative rotation of the photographic images with respect to the selected frame orientation; setting, for the photographic images in the vertical position, a magnification for formation of a video signal which is smaller than a magnification for the photographic images in the horizontal position; picking up the selected particular photographic image to store the video signal representative of the particular photographic image in a store position of the storage medium which is assigned to the particular photographic image; performing said steps of selecting and picking up on each said photographic image which is in the selected frame orientation; and performing said preceding steps on each of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated for desired frame orientations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the storage medium comprises a magnetic disc, the store position being a track of said magnetic disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the photographic images are stored in a film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein the frame orientations are discriminated by indications representative of the frame orientations which are indicated on the film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the relative rotation of the photographic image is caused by optically rotating the photographic image to be picked up.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the relative rotation of the photographic image is caused by rotating one of an imaging device for picking up the photographic image and the photographic image, relative to the other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sitting of the magnification of the photographic image is caused by varying a magnification with which the photographic image is to be picked up, according to the selected frame orientation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein the film is and said negative a video signal representative of the photographic image is converted into the video signal indicative of a corresponding positive image to be recorded.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the video signal representative of the photographic image is recorded with color compensation effected thereon.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
343 words
An apparatus for recording a photographic image comprising: image pickup means for picking up a group of photographic mages which are stored in vertical and horizontal positions in a plurality of substantially equally dimensioned frames to form video signals representative of the photographic images; recording means for recording the video signals in a storage medium in the order of the group of photographic images; first setting means for setting a relative rotation of the photographic images according to frame orientations of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions; second setting means for setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images; sensor means for sensing the frame orientations of the respective photographic images in the group; and control means for controlling said image pickup means, recording means, first and second setting means, and sensor means; said control means selecting one of the frame orientations, identifying by the sensor means those photographic images which are in the selected one frame orientation out of the group of photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, causing said first setting means to relatively rotate the photographic images with respect to the selected one frame orientation, causing said second setting means to set, for the vertical images, the smaller magnification for formation of the video signal than the magnification for the horizontal images, causing said image pickup means to pick up the identified photographic image, causing the recording means to store the video signal representative of the photographic image on a store position of the storage medium which is assigned to the photographic image, causing the identification and pickup of the photographic image, and the storage of the video signal for each of the photographic images which share the selected one frame orientation, and causing the identification, rotation setting, magnification setting, pickup, and storage for each of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated for the desired frame orientations.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
343 words
An apparatus for recording a photographic image comprising: image pickup means for picking up a group of photographic mages which are stored in vertical and horizontal positions in a plurality of substantially equally dimensioned frames to form video signals representative of the photographic images; recording means for recording the video signals in a storage medium in the order of the group of photographic images; first setting means for setting a relative rotation of the photographic images according to frame orientations of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions; second setting means for setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images; sensor means for sensing the frame orientations of the respective photographic images in the group; and control means for controlling said image pickup means, recording means, first and second setting means, and sensor means; said control means selecting one of the frame orientations, identifying by the sensor means those photographic images which are in the selected one frame orientation out of the group of photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, causing said first setting means to relatively rotate the photographic images with respect to the selected one frame orientation, causing said second setting means to set, for the vertical images, the smaller magnification for formation of the video signal than the magnification for the horizontal images, causing said image pickup means to pick up the identified photographic image, causing the recording means to store the video signal representative of the photographic image on a store position of the storage medium which is assigned to the photographic image, causing the identification and pickup of the photographic image, and the storage of the video signal for each of the photographic images which share the selected one frame orientation, and causing the identification, rotation setting, magnification setting, pickup, and storage for each of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated for the desired frame orientations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the storage medium comprises a magnetic disc, the store position being a track of said magnetic disc.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the photographic image is stored in a film, the sensor means sensing indications of the frame orientations which are indicated on the film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the first setting means causes the photographic image being picked up to be optically rotated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the first setting means rotates one of the image pickup means and the photographic image to be picked up, relative to the other.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the second setting means varies a magnification with which the image pickup means is to pick up a photographic image, in response to the selected one frame orientation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the photographic image is stored in a film, the recording means, when the film is a negative, recording a video signal representative of the photographic image with negative-to-positive conversion effected thereon.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the recording means comprises color compensation means for applying color compensation to a video signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the sensor means comprises input means for receiving a size of the frame which stores the photographic image, the second setting means varying the magnification in response to the received frame size.
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