Patent US5592196A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
Patent US5909241A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US5909241A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Film image signal generation apparatus

Assignee: Nikon Corp
•
Filing: 1996-07-03
•
Granted: 1999-06-01
•
Expires: 2016-07-03
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A film image signal generation apparatus, includes: a film displacement device which displaces a developed film which has a magnetic recording layer to an image area; an image signal conversion device which converts an image of a film frame which is opposed to the image area into a first image signal; a magnetic writing device which rewrites old data written in the magnetic recording layer of the film into new data; a data storage circuit which stores the old data and the new data; an image signal generation circuit which generates a second image signal which shows data change information, based upon the old data and the new data which are stored by the data storage circuit; and a control circuit which controls the magnetic writing device, the data storage circuit, and the film displacement device so as to rewrite the old data which is recorded upon the magnetic recording layer into the new data which is stored in the storage circuit, and controls the image signal conversion device and the image signal generation circuit so as to output the second image signal at a predetermined time.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hideo Hibino
  • 👤 Kazuyuki Kazami
  • 👤 Norikazu Yokonuma
  • 👤 Hisashi Okutsu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:30
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/102; G11B27/19; G11B27/24; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875; G03; G03B; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/244; G11B27/34; H04N9/00; H04N9/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
A film image signal generation apparatus, comprising: a film displacement device which displaces a developed film which has a magnetic recording layer to an image area; an image signal conversion device which converts an image of a film frame which is opposed to said image area into a first image signal; a magnetic writing device which rewrites old data written in said magnetic recording layer of said film into new data; a data storage circuit which stores said old data and said new data; an image signal generation circuit which generates a second image signal which shows data change information, based upon said old data and said new data which are stored by said data storage circuit; and a control circuit which controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, and said film displacement device so as to rewrite said old data which is recorded upon said magnetic recording layer into said new data which was previously generated and is stored in said storage circuit, and controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal at a predetermined time which is different from a time when said new data is being generated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
A film image signal generation apparatus, comprising: a film displacement device which displaces a developed film which has a magnetic recording layer to an image area; an image signal conversion device which converts an image of a film frame which is opposed to said image area into a first image signal; a magnetic writing device which rewrites old data written in said magnetic recording layer of said film into new data; a data storage circuit which stores said old data and said new data; an image signal generation circuit which generates a second image signal which shows data change information, based upon said old data and said new data which are stored by said data storage circuit; and a control circuit which controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, and said film displacement device so as to rewrite said old data which is recorded upon said magnetic recording layer into said new data which was previously generated and is stored in said storage circuit, and controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal at a predetermined time which is different from a time when said new data is being generated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 110 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said old data and said new data each relate to a single film frame; and said control circuit controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, and said film displacement device so as to rewrite said old data which is recorded upon said magnetic recording layer into said new data which is stored in said data storage circuit one frame by one frame, and before each rewriting one frame by one frame, controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal without outputting said first image signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 100 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a verify switch which can be operated to accept or to reject data rewriting by said magnetic writing device, wherein said control device controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, said film displacement device, said image signal conversion device, and said image signal generation circuit so as to display said second image signal, and so as then to write said new data onto said magnetic recording layer of said film only when said verify switch is operated to accept data rewriting by said magnetic writing device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 93 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when a certain film frame for which a related data in said magnetic recording layer of said film is to be rewritten is opposed to said image area, said control circuit controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output an image signal of a display superimposing an image of said certain film frame and data change information relating to said certain film frame based upon said first image signal and said second image signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 55 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control circuit controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal without outputting said first image signal during rewriting of said old data into said new data one frame by one frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second image signal is a signal which shows data change information based upon said old data and said new data related to a next film frame for which rewriting is to be performed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 45 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second image signal is a signal which shows a frame number of a next film frame for which rewriting is to be performed and said new data related to said next film frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 48 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second image signal is a signal which shows data change information based upon said old data and said new data related to one or more film frames for which data rewriting has not yet been performed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 47 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second image signal is a signal which shows a list in which frame numbers and said new data of one or more film frames, for which data rewriting has not yet been performed, is arranged.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 67 words
A film image signal generation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second image signal is a signal which shows a list in which frame numbers and said new data of one or more film frames, for which data rewriting has not yet been performed, is arranged, with a frame number of a frame for which data rewriting is next to be performed being shown as flashing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 213 words
A film image signal generation apparatus, comprising: a film displacement device which displaces a developed film which has a magnetic recording layer to an image area; an image signal conversion device which converts an image of a film frame which is opposed to said image area into a first image signal; a magnetic writing device which rewrites old data written in said magnetic recording layer of said film into new data; a data storage circuit which stores said old data and said new data; an image signal generation circuit which generates a second image signal which shows data change information, based upon said old data and said new data which are stored by said data storage circuit; and a control circuit which controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, and said film displacement device so as to rewrite said old data which is recorded upon said magnetic recording layer into said new data which was previously generated and is stored in said storage circuit, and controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal at a predetermined time which is different from a time when said new data is being generated during a rewriting operation of said magnetic recording layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 213 words
A film image signal generation apparatus, comprising: a film displacement device which displaces a developed film which has a magnetic recording layer to an image area; an image signal conversion device which converts an image of a film frame which is opposed to said image area into a first image signal; a magnetic writing device which rewrites old data written in said magnetic recording layer of said film into new data; a data storage circuit which stores said old data and said new data; an image signal generation circuit which generates a second image signal which shows data change information, based upon said old data and said new data which are stored by said data storage circuit; and a control circuit which controls said magnetic writing device, said data storage circuit, and said film displacement device so as to rewrite said old data which is recorded upon said magnetic recording layer into said new data which was previously generated and is stored in said storage circuit, and controls said image signal conversion device and said image signal generation circuit so as to output said second image signal at a predetermined time which is different from a time when said new data is being generated during a rewriting operation of said magnetic recording layer.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4482924A Cited
US4485406A Cited
US4506300A Cited
US5376978A Cited
JPH0575922A Cited
US5309242A Cited
US5699109A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2002-05-31 2002-11-30 2003-06-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2006-05-31 2006-11-30 2007-06-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2010-05-31 2010-11-30 2011-06-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag