US5617138A
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Photography booth with multiple video input and confirming image display
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-11-14
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Granted: 1997-04-01
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Expires: 2014-11-14
Abstract
Abstract An image processing system is capable of displaying, storing and printing an image from either of two video inputs. When one video input is selected, a real-time video image of a subject is displayed on a monitor. When a shutter-button is pushed, a still-frame image of the subject is displayed on the monitor and stored in a memory. A print out of the stored image can be requested following confirmation of the quality and desirability of the stored image.
Inventors
- 👤 Kan Ito
- 👤 Tomishige Taguchi
- 👤 Shozo Endo
- 👤 Atsushi Inagaki
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kawahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00283; H04N1/00286; G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/02; G07F17/26; H04N1/00002; H04N1/00071; H04N1/00074; H04N1/00076; H04N1/00079; H04N1/00289; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00485; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32486; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0084; H04N2201/0087; H04N2201/0089; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal of image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; and output means for outputting the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal of image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; and output means for outputting the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing means according to claim 1, wherein said image pick-up means is a video camera.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said input means is an input terminal for inputting the image signal from the outside.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
A self-photography booth comprising: first input means for inputting image information and for producing an image signal representing the input image information; second input means for inputting an image signal representing image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said first and second input means; display means for displaying image information represented by the selected image signal; storage means for storing the selected image signal; storage instruction means for instructing a storage of the selected image signal by said storage means; printing means for printing the image information represented by the image signal stored in said storage means; and control means for controlling the display image information, corresponding to the selected image signal, by said display means, for controlling storage of the selected image signal by said storage means in accordance with an instruction from said storage instruction means, for controlling the display image information, corresponding to the stored image signal, by said display means in accordance with the instruction from said storage instruction means, and for controlling the printing of the image information, represented by the image signal stored in said storage means, by said printing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
192 words
A self-photography booth comprising: first input means for inputting image information and for producing an image signal representing the input image information; second input means for inputting an image signal representing image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said first and second input means; display means for displaying image information represented by the selected image signal; storage means for storing the selected image signal; storage instruction means for instructing a storage of the selected image signal by said storage means; printing means for printing the image information represented by the image signal stored in said storage means; and control means for controlling the display image information, corresponding to the selected image signal, by said display means, for controlling storage of the selected image signal by said storage means in accordance with an instruction from said storage instruction means, for controlling the display image information, corresponding to the stored image signal, by said display means in accordance with the instruction from said storage instruction means, and for controlling the printing of the image information, represented by the image signal stored in said storage means, by said printing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A self-photography booth according to claim 4, further comprising: printing instruction means for instructing the printing of the image information, wherein said control means causes said printing means to print the image information represented by the image signal stored in said storage means in accordance with an instruction from said printing instruction means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A self-photography booth according to claim 4, wherein said first input means is a video camera.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A self-photograph booth according to claim 4, wherein said second input means is an input terminal for inputting external signal information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A self-photography booth according to claim 4, wherein said printing means is a printer for printing the image information on a sheet of paper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A self-photography booth, comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal representing image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; and printing means for printing the image information represented by the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A self-photography booth, comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal representing image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; and printing means for printing the image information represented by the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A self-photography booth according to claim 9, wherein said image pick-up means is a video camera.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A self-photography booth according to claim 9, wherein said input means is an input terminal for inputting an external image signal representing the image information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
130 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal of image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance-with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; output means for outputting the image signal stored in said storage means; and changeover means for switching between the display of the image signal from said selection means and that of the image signal from the storage means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
130 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal; input means for inputting an image signal of image information; selection means for selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storage means for storing the image signal selected by said selection means; display means for selectively performing a display of image information in accordance-with the image signal from said selection means and a display of image information in accordance with the image signal from said storage means; output means for outputting the image signal stored in said storage means; and changeover means for switching between the display of the image signal from said selection means and that of the image signal from the storage means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The image processing system according to claim 12, wherein said output means is a printer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising control means for controlling the switching operation of said changeover means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said control means controls said changeover means in accordance with the timing at which the image signal selected by said selection means is stored.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
57 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said control means causes the image signal of said input means to be displayed on said display means until the image signal is stored, and controls said changeover means to display the image signal of said storage means on said display means after said image signal is stored.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said control means controls said changeover means to display the image signal of said input means in accordance with receiving an instruction for cancelling the stored image signal while the image signal of said storage means is being displayed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising means for detecting a money, and control means for enabling said image processing apparatus in accordance with said money detecting means detecting a predetermined amount of money.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said control means disables said image processing apparatus in accordance with the image signal of said storage means being output from said output means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
51 words
The image processing system according to claim 12, comprising: storage instruction means for instructing a storage of the selected image signal by said storage means; and control means for controlling the storage of the selected image signal by said storage means in accordance with an instruction from said storage instruction means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image processing method in an image processing apparatus comprising image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal, and input means for inputting an image signal of image information, said method comprising the steps of: selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storing the selected image signal in storage means; selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the selected image signal and a display of image information in accordance with the stored image signal; and outputting the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image processing method in an image processing apparatus comprising image pick-up means for converting picked-up image information into an image signal, and input means for inputting an image signal of image information, said method comprising the steps of: selecting the image signal from one of said image pick-up means and said input means; storing the selected image signal in storage means; selectively performing a display of image information in accordance with the selected image signal and a display of image information in accordance with the stored image signal; and outputting the image signal stored in said storage means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing method according to claim 21, wherein said image pick-up means is a video camera.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
The image processing method according to claim 21, wherein said input means is an input terminal for inputting the image signal from outside.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image processing method according to claim 21, wherein the selected image signal is stored in said storage means in accordance with a storage instruction.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
56 words
The image processing method according to claim 21, wherein the image information in accordance with the selected image signal is displayed before the selected image signal is stored in said storage means, and the image information in accordance with the stored image signal is displayed after the selected image signal is stored in said storage means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
46 words
The image processing method according to claim 25, wherein the image information in accordance with the selected image signal is displayed in accordance with a cancel instruction cancelling the stored image signal during the display of the image information in accordance with the stored image signal.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein an image processing is performed in accordance with detection of a predetermined amount of money.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the image processing is inhibited when output of the stored image signal is finished.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means is a video tape deck.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said input means is a video tape deck.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said input means is a video tape deck.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
The image processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said input means is a video tape deck.
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