Data-retainable photographic film cartridge

Claim 1

A method for recording data on a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge and rotatable about a longitudinal axis, photographic film being wound into a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas and second areas, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , and said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: optically recording film data in said second area when the film is produced, said film data including at least optically readable data for identifying the photographic film; photographically recording an image in said first areas; optically recording photography data in said second area during photography, said photography data including at least optically readable data relating to conditions during exposure of said film; magnetically recording additional data on said magnetic medium, said additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints from said photographic film when said film is photo-processed.

Claim 2

A method for recording data on a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge and rotatable about a longitudinal axis, photographic film being wound into a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas and second areas, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , and said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: optically recording film data in said second area when the film is produced, said film data including at least optically readable data for identifying the photographic film; photographically recording an image in said first areas; optically recording photography data in said second area during photography, said photography data including at least optically readable data relating to conditions during exposure of said film; magnetically recording additional data on said magnetic medium, said additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints from said photographic film when said film is photo-processed.

Claim 9

A method for making prints from a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge, photographic film wound in a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas in which images are photographically recorded and second areas in which optically readable data for identifying the photographic film is optically recorded when said film is produced and optically readable data relating to conditions of exposure is optically recorded during photographing of said images, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , each of said second areas, said a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints being magnetically recorded in said magnetic medium when said film is processed, said method comprising the steps of: reading the data recorded in at least one of said second areas and said magnetic medium; adjusting printing variables based upon said data; and photographically printing said images.

Claim 10

A method for making prints from a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge, photographic film wound in a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas in which images are photographically recorded and second areas in which optically readable data for identifying the photographic film is optically recorded when said film is produced and optically readable data relating to conditions of exposure is optically recorded during photographing of said images, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , each of said second areas, said a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints being magnetically recorded in said magnetic medium when said film is processed, said method comprising the steps of: reading the data recorded in at least one of said second areas and said magnetic medium; adjusting printing variables based upon said data; and photographically printing said images.

Claim 11

A method for making prints from a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge, photographic film wound in a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas in which images are photographically recorded and second areas in which optically readable data for identifying the photographic film is optically recorded when said film is produced and optically readable data relating to conditions of exposure is optically recorded during photographing of said images, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , each of said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: magnetically recording additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints in said magnetic medium; reading the data received in at least one of said second areas and said magnetic medium; adjusting printing variables based upon said data; and photographically printing said images.

Claim 12

A method for making prints from a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool disposed in said cartridge, photographic film wound in a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas in which images are photographically recorded and second areas in which optically readable data for identifying the photographic film is optically recorded when said film is produced and optically readable data relating to conditions of exposure is optically recorded during photographing of said images, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , each of said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: magnetically recording additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints in said magnetic medium; reading the data received in at least one of said second areas and said magnetic medium; adjusting printing variables based upon said data; and photographically printing said images.

Claim 14

A method for recording data on a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool carried by said cartridge and rotatable about a longitudinal axis, photographic film wound into a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas and second areas, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , and said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: optically recording film data in said second area when the film is produced, said film data including at least optically readable data for identifying the photographic film; optically recording photography data in said second area during photogtraphy, said photography data including at least optically readable data relating to conditions during exposure of said film; magnetically recording additional data on said magnetic medium, said additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints from said photographic film when said film is photo-processed.

Claim 15

A method for recording data on a photographic apparatus, said apparatus comprising a film cartridge, a spool carried by said cartridge and rotatable about a longitudinal axis, photographic film wound into a roll around said spool, said film having first and second longitudinally extending edges defining therebetween a photosensitive region, said photosensitive region having a photosensitive emulsion thereon and being divided into at least first areas and second areas, each of said first areas having a size between 350 mm 2 and 1200 mm 2 , and said second areas having a size which is at least 15% of each of said first areas, said second areas being provided proximate said longitudinally extending edges, a magnetic medium being formed in a layer on said film, said method comprising the steps of: optically recording film data in said second area when the film is produced, said film data including at least optically readable data for identifying the photographic film; optically recording photography data in said second area during photogtraphy, said photography data including at least optically readable data relating to conditions during exposure of said film; magnetically recording additional data on said magnetic medium, said additional data relating to conditions for use in processing prints from said photographic film when said film is photo-processed.