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Method of making an index print
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1994-02-28
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Granted: 1998-06-09
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Expires: 2014-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A holder and a method of making an index print using the holder. The method comprising the steps of: 1) providing a holder having at least one sleeve for holding a film, said film having at least one developed image therein; 2) scanning the holder so as to obtain a digital record representative of the images present on said negative film; and 3) printing the digital record so as to form an index print wherein said at least one image is placed in a predetermined pattern.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Anthony Manico
- 👤 David Lynn Patton
- 👤 Thomas Richard Roule
- 👤 John Randall Fredlund
- 👤 Anthony Ronald Berardi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32128; H04N1/32133; G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/46; G03B27/462; G03B27/52; G03B27/62; G03B27/6271; G03B27/6285; G03B27/72; G03B27/73; G03B27/735; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/001; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00249; H04N1/00273; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/004; G03B2206/006; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/005; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0404; H04N2201/0408; H04N2201/0422; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3232; H04N2201/3271
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of printing an index print from at least one filmstrip disposed in a transparent holder having a plurality of sleeves, each of said plurality of sleeves capable of receiving a filmstrip, comprising the steps of: providing said holder having a plurality of sleeves for holding a like plurality of filmstrips each having at least one film image area; inserting at least one filmstrip having at least one film image area into at least one sleeve of said holder; placing said holder on a platen of a digital scanner and scanning said holder including the film image areas present on said at least one filmstrip so as to obtain a digital record comprising image data corresponding to the film image area or areas and non-image data between the film image area or areas; identifying the image data within said digital record corresponding to film image area or areas on said at least one filmstrip; preparing a digital image record for printing by removing said non-image data from said digital record and arranging said image data for printing a print image or print images on said index print in a predetermined format; and printing an index print having a print image or print images thereon in said predetermined format from said digital image record.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of printing an index print from at least one filmstrip disposed in a transparent holder having a plurality of sleeves, each of said plurality of sleeves capable of receiving a filmstrip, comprising the steps of: providing said holder having a plurality of sleeves for holding a like plurality of filmstrips each having at least one film image area; inserting at least one filmstrip having at least one film image area into at least one sleeve of said holder; placing said holder on a platen of a digital scanner and scanning said holder including the film image areas present on said at least one filmstrip so as to obtain a digital record comprising image data corresponding to the film image area or areas and non-image data between the film image area or areas; identifying the image data within said digital record corresponding to film image area or areas on said at least one filmstrip; preparing a digital image record for printing by removing said non-image data from said digital record and arranging said image data for printing a print image or print images on said index print in a predetermined format; and printing an index print having a print image or print images thereon in said predetermined format from said digital image record.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said image data in said digital record is stored in memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 2 said image data comprises the color and density of said film image areas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said holder is made of a transparent material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said holder is made of a substantially clear polyethylene material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said image data is used to control printing of said digital image record.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of: storing said digital record; and transmitting said digital record to a another device for printing or storage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said film consists of one of the following: negative filmstrip, positive filmstrip, positive slide, negative slide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: identifying any filmstrip information recorded on said filmstrips; and wherein said preparing step further comprises: employing said filmstrip information in preparing said digital image record in accordance with said format.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: identifying any filmstrip image area numbers recorded on said filmstrips; and wherein said preparing step further comprises: employing said filmstrip image area numbers in preparing said digital image record in accordance with said format.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: identifying any filmstrip image area numbers recorded on said filmstrips; and wherein said preparing step further comprises: employing said filmstrip image area numbers in preparing said digital image record in said format having numbers printed on said index print in relation to said print images.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of printing image numbers in association with each print image area on said index print.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
252 words
A method of making an index print comprising a plurality of individual print images from a like plurality of film image areas of film arranged in a film holder and scanned by a digital scanner to derive a digital record thereof comprising the steps of: providing said film holder for holding film having a plurality of film image areas in a corresponding plurality of locations of said film holder, said film holder made of a first material that allows digital scanning of said film image areas and having datum thereon associated spatially with respect to said plurality of locations, said datum formed of a second material that is distinguishable from said first material when scanned into said digital record for identifying said plurality of locations within said digital record; positioning at least one film image area in a location of said holder; positioning said holder on a platen of a digital scanner with said datum oriented in a predetermined orientation with said platen; digitally scanning said film holder to develop said digital record comprising image data corresponding to each scanned film image area and non-image data corresponding to the remaining space of said holder including non-image data corresponding to scanned datum; formatting said digital record as a digital image record by employing said non-image data corresponding to each scanned datum as a reference for locating said image data; and reproducing an index print from said digital image record containing at least one print image of said at least one film image area.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
252 words
A method of making an index print comprising a plurality of individual print images from a like plurality of film image areas of film arranged in a film holder and scanned by a digital scanner to derive a digital record thereof comprising the steps of: providing said film holder for holding film having a plurality of film image areas in a corresponding plurality of locations of said film holder, said film holder made of a first material that allows digital scanning of said film image areas and having datum thereon associated spatially with respect to said plurality of locations, said datum formed of a second material that is distinguishable from said first material when scanned into said digital record for identifying said plurality of locations within said digital record; positioning at least one film image area in a location of said holder; positioning said holder on a platen of a digital scanner with said datum oriented in a predetermined orientation with said platen; digitally scanning said film holder to develop said digital record comprising image data corresponding to each scanned film image area and non-image data corresponding to the remaining space of said holder including non-image data corresponding to scanned datum; formatting said digital record as a digital image record by employing said non-image data corresponding to each scanned datum as a reference for locating said image data; and reproducing an index print from said digital image record containing at least one print image of said at least one film image area.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of: identifying any film information recorded on said film; and wherein said formatting step further comprises: employing said film information in formatting said digital image record.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the formatting step further comprises the steps of: identifying non-image data between adjacent image data corresponding to adjacent scanned film image areas in relation to each said reference; and removing said non-image data from said digital record in formatting said digital image record.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 13, following the scanning step, further comprising the steps of: determining the orientation of said holder on said platen from said reference as the predetermined orientation or as an incorrect orientation differing from said predetermined orientation; in the event that said holder is determined to be in said predetermined orientation, proceeding with the formatting and reproducing steps; and in the event that an incorrect orientation is determined, alerting the user to orient said holder to said predetermined orientation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of: identifying any film image area numbers recorded on said film; and wherein said formatting step further comprises: employing said film image area numbers in formatting said digital image record to reproduce said print images with print image numbers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
137 words
The method of claim 13 wherein: said film is in the form of at least one filmstrip having at least one film image area thereon; and said holder is formed with a plurality of elongated sleeves to hold a like plurality of filmstrips in side by side relation to provide said locations for said film image areas to facilitate digital scanning of the at least one filmstrip through said first material to obtain said digital record, each sleeve being configured so as to receive a filmstrip separated from a filmstrip in adjacent sleeves by an elongated separation space, and a plurality of said datum are spatially associated with said plurality of sleeves thereby providing said references to the locations of said sleeves and filmstrips located therein when said holder holding at least one filmstrip is digitally scanned.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 18, following the scanning step, further comprising the steps of: determining the orientation of said holder on said platen from said references as the predetermined orientation or as an incorrect orientation differing from said predetermined orientation; in the event that said holder is determined to be in said predetermined orientation, proceeding with the formatting and reproducing steps; and in the event that an incorrect orientation is determined, alerting the user to orient said holder to said predetermined orientation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the formatting step further comprises the steps of: identifying non-image data between adjacent image data corresponding to adjacent scanned film image areas in relation to each said reference; and removing said non-image data from said digital record in formatting said digital image record.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of: identifying any filmstrip information recorded on said filmstrips; and wherein said formatting step further comprises: employing said filmstrip information in formatting said digital image record.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of: identifying any filmstrip image area numbers recorded on said filmstrips; and wherein said formatting step further comprises: employing said filmstrip image area numbers in formatting said digital image record to reproduce said print images with print image numbers.
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