Photographic printing apparatus and automatic cutter

Claim 2

A photographic printing apparatus able to print images recorded on a photographic film onto a photographic paper as printed images of print sizes of different aspect ratios, comprising: print size information reading means for reading print size information from said photographic film; indication recording means for recording at said photographic paper two or more types of indications respectively symbolizing said print sizes; and control means for identifying said print sizes based on said print size information read by said print size information reading means and for controlling said indication recording means so that said indication recording means records said indications symbolizing identified print sizes in vicinities of said printed images of said photographic paper and so that more than one size of printed frame can be printed from one of said photographic films.

Claim 3

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indications are marks and said indication recording means is a mark recording device.

Claim 4

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indication recording means records said indications between image frames of said photographic paper.

Claim 5

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said print size information is recorded on said photographic film and said print size information reading means is a magnetic device which reads said print size information from said photographic film.

Claim 6

An automatic cutter which conveys a photographic paper, on which images recorded on a photographic film are recorded as printed images of print sizes of different aspect ratios and on which indications symbolizing said print sizes are recorded, for distances corresponding to said print sizes, and cuts said photographic paper, comprising: indication detecting means for detecting said indications recorded on said photographic paper; print size identifying means for identifying, based on detected indications, said print sizes of images corresponding to said indications; detection area controlling means for controlling operation of said indication detecting means in order to define, based on an identified print size derived from said detected indications, an area of said photographic paper in which said indication detecting means detects an indication which is at an upstream side in a direction of transport of said photographic paper and which is recorded next after said detected indications.

Claim 7

An automatic cutter which conveys a photographic paper, on which images recorded on a photographic film are recorded as printed images of print sizes of different aspect ratios and on which indications symbolizing said print sizes are recorded, for distances corresponding to said print sizes, and cuts said photographic paper, comprising: indication detecting means for detecting said indications recorded on said photographic paper; print size identifying means for identifying, based on detected indications, said print sizes of images corresponding to said indications; detection area controlling means for controlling operation of said indication detecting means in order to define, based on an identified print size derived from said detected indications, an area of said photographic paper in which said indication detecting means detects an indication which is at an upstream side in a direction of transport of said photographic paper and which is recorded next after said detected indications.

Claim 8

An automatic cutter according to claim 5, wherein said detection area controlling means controls the operation of said indication detecting means so that said indication detecting means does not effect detection of said indications in areas other than the area of said photographic paper defined based on said identified print size.

Claim 9

An automatic cutter according to claim 5, wherein the area of said photographic paper is defined based on a length of the area of said photographic paper in the direction of transport of said photographic paper.

Claim 10

An automatic cutter according to claim 7, further comprising: means for turning off said indication detection means after said indication detection means detects a first indication; means for calculating a first length based upon said first indication detected by said indication detection means; means for turning on said indication detection means after said photographic paper is conveyed a distance equal to said first length; means for cutting said photographic paper after said photographic paper is conveyed a distance equal to a second length, the conveying of said photographic paper said distance equal to said second length being ascertained by said indication detection means detecting a second indication, and said second length corresponding to an identified print size.

Claim 11

An automatic cutter according to claim 5, further comprising: warning means for warning when said indications are not detected even if said indication detecting means is effecting detection of the area of said photographic paper defined based on said identified print size.

Claim 12

A photographic printing apparatus in which images recorded on a photographic film are printed onto a photographic paper as printed images of print sizes of different aspect ratios and in which a printed photographic paper is conveyed distances in accordance with said print sizes and is cut, comprising: print size information reading means for reading print size information from said photographic film so that print size information relating to more than one print size can be read from a same roll of photographic film; indication recording means for recording at said photographic paper two or more types of indications respectively symbolizing said print sizes; control means for controlling said incitation recording means so that said print sizes are identified based on said print size information read by said print size information reading means and so that said indications symbolizing identified print sizes are recorded in vicinities of said printed images of said photographic paper; indication detecting means for detecting said indications recorded on said photographic paper; print size identifying means for identifying, based on detected indications, said print sizes of images corresponding to said indications; detection area controlling means for controlling operation of said indication detecting means in order to define, based on an identified print size, derived from said detecting of said indications, an area of said photographic paper in which said indication detecting means detects an indication, which is at an upstream side in a direction of transport of said photographic paper and which is recorded next after said detected indications.

Claim 13

A photographic printing apparatus in which images recorded on a photographic film are printed onto a photographic paper as printed images of print sizes of different aspect ratios and in which a printed photographic paper is conveyed distances in accordance with said print sizes and is cut, comprising: print size information reading means for reading print size information from said photographic film so that print size information relating to more than one print size can be read from a same roll of photographic film; indication recording means for recording at said photographic paper two or more types of indications respectively symbolizing said print sizes; control means for controlling said incitation recording means so that said print sizes are identified based on said print size information read by said print size information reading means and so that said indications symbolizing identified print sizes are recorded in vicinities of said printed images of said photographic paper; indication detecting means for detecting said indications recorded on said photographic paper; print size identifying means for identifying, based on detected indications, said print sizes of images corresponding to said indications; detection area controlling means for controlling operation of said indication detecting means in order to define, based on an identified print size, derived from said detecting of said indications, an area of said photographic paper in which said indication detecting means detects an indication, which is at an upstream side in a direction of transport of said photographic paper and which is recorded next after said detected indications.

Claim 14

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said indications are marks and said indication recording means is a mark recording device.

Claim 15

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said indication recording means records said indications between image frames of said photographic paper.

Claim 16

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said print size information reading means is a magnetic device which reads said print size information from said photographic film.

Claim 17

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said detection area controlling means controls the operation of said indication detecting means so that said indication detecting means does not effect detection of said indications in areas other than the area of said photographic paper defined based on said identified print size.

Claim 18

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the area of said photographic paper is defined based on a length of the area of said photographic paper in the direction of transport of said photographic paper.

Claim 19

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising: means for turning off said indication detection means after said indication detection means detects a first indication; means for calculating a first length based upon said first indication detected by said indication detection means; means for turning on said indication detection means after said photographic paper is conveyed a distance equal to said first length; means for cutting said photographic paper after said photographic paper is conveyed a distance equal to a second length, the conveying of said photographic paper said distance equal to said second length being ascertained by said indication detection means detecting a second indication, and said second length corresponding to an identified print size.

Claim 20

A photographic printing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: warning means for warning when said indications are not detected even if said indication detecting means is effecting detection of the area of said photographic paper defined based on said identified print size.