Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of providing a color display image comprising the steps of: A) color developing an imagewise exposed silver halide film having a support that is substantially transparent after photographic processing, and having thereon a coated layer thickness of up to about 30 μm, and at least three color records, each color record having at least one silver halide emulsion, said film further comprising up to about 0.2 mmol/m 2 of color masking coupler, each said developed color record exhibiting a gamma of between about 0.1 and 1.0 and an exposure latitude of from 2.5 log E to 6.0 log E, and said film exhibiting a photographic sensitivity of at least ISO 100, B) scanning said developed film to form density representative digital signals for said at least three color records, and C) digitally manipulating said density representative digital signals formed in step B to correct either or both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches among said at least three color records so as to produce a digital record of said corrected color image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of providing a color display image comprising the steps of: A) color developing an imagewise exposed silver halide film having a support that is substantially transparent after photographic processing, and having thereon a coated layer thickness of up to about 30 μm, and at least three color records, each color record having at least one silver halide emulsion, said film further comprising up to about 0.2 mmol/m 2 of color masking coupler, each said developed color record exhibiting a gamma of between about 0.1 and 1.0 and an exposure latitude of from 2.5 log E to 6.0 log E, and said film exhibiting a photographic sensitivity of at least ISO 100, B) scanning said developed film to form density representative digital signals for said at least three color records, and C) digitally manipulating said density representative digital signals formed in step B to correct either or both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches among said at least three color records so as to produce a digital record of said corrected color image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein color development is carried out for up to 195 seconds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 2 wherein color development is carried out for up to 120 seconds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
134 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said film comprises a red color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 600 and about 700 nm, a green color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 500 and about 600 nm, and a blue color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 400 and about 500 nm, each color record having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion, said film exhibiting a photographic sensitivity of at least ISO 100 and having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 2 and bounded by predominantly {111} major faces, said film also having an exposure latitude of from 3.0 log E to 6.0 log E, and exhibiting a gamma of between about 0.1 and 1.0.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 wherein at least one silver halide emulsion in the film is composed of silver halide grains that have a grain core surrounded by a band comprising a higher level of silver iodide than is present in said core, and comprising from about 0.1 to about 10% of the silver in the grain.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4 wherein each of said predominantly silver bromide emulsions has less than 5 mol % silver iodide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6 wherein each of said predominantly silver bromide emulsions has less than 2 mol % silver iodide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 wherein color development is carried out with a color developer having a pH of from about 9 to about 12, and comprising: a color developing agent at from about 0.01 to about 0.1 mol/l, and bromide ion at from about 0.003 to about 0.1 mol/l.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
309 words
A method for providing a color display image comprising the steps of: A) color developing for up to 90 seconds an imagewise exposed silver halide film having a support that is substantially transparent after processing, and having thereon a coated layer thickness of up to about 24 μm, and a red color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 600 and about 700 nm, a green color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 500 and about 600 nm, and a blue color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 400 and about 500 nm, each color record having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion, said film exhibiting a photographic sensitivity of at least ISO 100 and having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 2 and bounded by predominantly {111} major faces, said film having an exposure latitude of 3.0 log E or more, exhibiting a gamma of between about 0.1 and 1.0, said film further comprising up to about 0.1 mmol/m 2 of incorporated permanent Dmin adjusting dye, and up to about 0.2 mmol/m 2 of color masking coupler, with a color developer having a pH of from about 9 to about 12, and comprising: a color developing agent at from about 0.01 to about 0.1 mol/l, and bromide ion at from about 0.003 to about 0.1 mol/l, said color developing being carried out at a temperature of at least 35° C., B) scanning said developed film to form density representative digital signals for said at least two color records, and C) digitally manipulating said density representative digital signals formed in step B to correct either or both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches among said at least two color records so as to produce a digital record of said corrected color image.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
309 words
A method for providing a color display image comprising the steps of: A) color developing for up to 90 seconds an imagewise exposed silver halide film having a support that is substantially transparent after processing, and having thereon a coated layer thickness of up to about 24 μm, and a red color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 600 and about 700 nm, a green color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 500 and about 600 nm, and a blue color record having a peak spectral sensitivity between about 400 and about 500 nm, each color record having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion, said film exhibiting a photographic sensitivity of at least ISO 100 and having at least one predominantly silver bromide emulsion comprising tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 2 and bounded by predominantly {111} major faces, said film having an exposure latitude of 3.0 log E or more, exhibiting a gamma of between about 0.1 and 1.0, said film further comprising up to about 0.1 mmol/m 2 of incorporated permanent Dmin adjusting dye, and up to about 0.2 mmol/m 2 of color masking coupler, with a color developer having a pH of from about 9 to about 12, and comprising: a color developing agent at from about 0.01 to about 0.1 mol/l, and bromide ion at from about 0.003 to about 0.1 mol/l, said color developing being carried out at a temperature of at least 35° C., B) scanning said developed film to form density representative digital signals for said at least two color records, and C) digitally manipulating said density representative digital signals formed in step B to correct either or both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches among said at least two color records so as to produce a digital record of said corrected color image.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said color masking coupler is present in an amount of up to 0.05 mmol/m 2 , and said incorporated permanent Dmin adjusting dye is present in an amount of up to 0.02 mmol/m 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 9 wherein each of said predominantly silver bromide emulsions in the film is composed of silver halide grains that have a grain core surrounded by a band comprising a higher level of silver iodide than is present in said core, and comprising from about 0.1 to about 10% of the silver in the grain.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said red color record has a peak spectral sensitivity between about 595 and 615 nm, said green color record has a peak spectral sensitivity of between about 530 and 545 nm, and said blue color record has a peak spectral sensitivity of between about 440 and 455 nm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 9 wherein color development is carried out at a temperature of from about 35° to about 60° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 13 wherein color development is carried out at a temperature of from about 40° to about 60° C.