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Methods of changing the visibility of some characteristic or information to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-02-28
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2016-02-28
Abstract
Abstract A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image includes reading a variable visible characteristic within a predefined area of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic. At least one stored variation of the variable characteristic is selected, based on the visible composition of the read variable characteristic, from a plurality of stored variations of the variable characteristic. The selected stored variation of the variable characteristic will have greater visibility within a predefined area of the hard copy, which corresponds to the predefined area of the recorded image, than the variable characteristic within the predefined area of the recorded image. The selected one or more characteristics are included in the predefined area of the hard copy.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Alan Fields
- 👤 William Clark Atkinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:40
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/001; G03D15/003; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/46; G03B27/462; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/004; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/244; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within a predefined area of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; selecting from a plurality of stored variations of the variable characteristic, based on the visible composition of the read variable characteristic, at least one that will have greater visibility within a predefined area of the hard copy, which corresponds to the predefined area of the recorded image, than the variable characteristic within the predefined area of the recorded image; and including the selected one or more characteristics in the predefined area of the hard copy.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within a predefined area of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; selecting from a plurality of stored variations of the variable characteristic, based on the visible composition of the read variable characteristic, at least one that will have greater visibility within a predefined area of the hard copy, which corresponds to the predefined area of the recorded image, than the variable characteristic within the predefined area of the recorded image; and including the selected one or more characteristics in the predefined area of the hard copy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the variable characteristic to be read within the predefined area of the recorded image is color content of the predefined area, and wherein the stored variations of the variable characteristic are individual colors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the variable characteristic to be read within the predefined area of the recorded image is brightness content of the predefined area, and wherein the stored variations of the variable characteristic are different levels of brightness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined area of the hard copy is part of an index print having a plurality of images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the including step is effective to create one or more visible horizontal and/or vertical lines in the predefined area of the hard copy for indicating a designated portion of the recorded image to be printed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the hard copy is a print and the including step is effective to create a visible date in the predefined area of the hard copy that the recorded image was captured.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: identifying, prior to the reading step, which predefined area of the recorded image is to be read for the variable characteristic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the reading step reads the same predefined area for each recorded image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
A hard copy made according to the method of claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the variable characteristic to be read within the predefined area of the recorded image is selected from the group consisting of color, density, sharpness and granularity.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; storing one or more predetermined variations of the variable characteristic; evaluating the determined composition of the variable characteristic within the recorded image to select an area of the recorded image that will provide greater visibility for the stored one or more variations of the variable characteristic within an area of the hard copy, corresponding to the selected area of the recorded image, than one or more nonselected areas of the recorded image; and including at least one of the one or more stored variations of the variable characteristic in the selected area of the hard copy.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of making more visible some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; storing one or more predetermined variations of the variable characteristic; evaluating the determined composition of the variable characteristic within the recorded image to select an area of the recorded image that will provide greater visibility for the stored one or more variations of the variable characteristic within an area of the hard copy, corresponding to the selected area of the recorded image, than one or more nonselected areas of the recorded image; and including at least one of the one or more stored variations of the variable characteristic in the selected area of the hard copy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the read characteristic is color make-up of the of the recorded image, and wherein the predetermined variation of the variable characteristic is a color.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined color variation is stored in a look-up table.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the including step provides a stored variation of the variable characteristic having the same color for each hard copy image created.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the hard copy is a print and the including step is effective to create a visible date in the selected area of the hard copy that the recorded image was captured.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
11 words
A hard copy created according to the method of claim 11.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of providing information on a back side of a hard copy of a recorded image to substantially minimize any visibility of the information through the hard copy, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within one or more predefined areas of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; changing a feature of the information to be recorded on the back side of the hard copy, taking into account the visible composition of the variable characteristic, to substantially minimize any visibility of the information through the hard copy; and printing the information with the changed feature on the back side of the hard copy.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of providing information on a back side of a hard copy of a recorded image to substantially minimize any visibility of the information through the hard copy, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within one or more predefined areas of the recorded image to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; changing a feature of the information to be recorded on the back side of the hard copy, taking into account the visible composition of the variable characteristic, to substantially minimize any visibility of the information through the hard copy; and printing the information with the changed feature on the back side of the hard copy.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of claim 17, wherein said reading step reads an image density of the recorded image in a plurality of predefined areas of the recorded image, wherein said changing step changes the location of where said information will be printed on the back side of the hard copy so that the information will be printed opposite a predefined area of the recorded image having a higher image density than another predefined area of the recorded image, and wherein the printing step prints the information on the back side of the hard copy opposite the predefined area having the higher image density.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method of claim 17, wherein said reading step reads a color of the recorded image in a predefined area of the recorded image, wherein said changing step changes a color of the information to be recorded on the back side of the hard copy to be similar to the color of the predefined area of the recorded image to reduce visibility of the information through the hard copy, and wherein the printing step prints the information with adjusted color on the back side of the hard copy opposite the predefined area of the recorded image.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the read characteristic is selected from the group consisting of color, sharpness and granularity.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of changing the visibility of some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image of a scene, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within the scene to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; evaluating the determined composition of the variable characteristic within the scene to change the visibility of the characteristic to be included in the hard copy of the recorded image of the scene; and including the characteristic with changed visibility in the hard copy of the recorded image of the scene.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of changing the visibility of some characteristic to be included in a hard copy of a recorded image of a scene, comprising the steps of: reading a variable visible characteristic within the scene to determine the visible composition of the variable characteristic; evaluating the determined composition of the variable characteristic within the scene to change the visibility of the characteristic to be included in the hard copy of the recorded image of the scene; and including the characteristic with changed visibility in the hard copy of the recorded image of the scene.
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