US6389159B2
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Method for producing prints from digital image files scanned from film
Assignee: Kodak Alaris LLC
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Filing: 2001-01-12
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Granted: 2002-05-14
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Expires: 2021-01-12
Abstract
Abstract A method of providing colored adjusted digital files which can be used to make prints by a printing system, including a computer and a local printer, controlled by enabling software stored on the removable storage medium, the original images being provided on colored film, including the steps of scanning the colored film to produce a plurality of digital files representing colored digital images; adjusting the digital files to produce color adjusted digital files, such adjustments including tone scale correction; providing enabling software including at least one software application program for operating the computer that enables the color adjusted digital files to be printed on the local printer, and transferring the color adjusted digital files and the enabling software to the removable storage medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul B. Gilman
- 👤 Jack C. Chang
- 👤 Kenneth A. Parulski
- 👤 Jeffrey R. Pink
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32112; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/60; H04N1/6011; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of providing colored adjusted digital files which can be used to make prints by a printing system, including a computer and a local printer, controlled by enabling software stored on a removable storage medium, the original images being provided on colored film, comprising the steps of: a) scanning the colored film to produce a plurality of digital files representing colored digital images; b) adjusting the digital files to produce color adjusted digital files, such adjustments including tone scale correction; c) providing enabling software including at least one software application program for operating the computer that enables the color adjusted digital files to be printed on the local printer, and d) transferring the color adjusted digital files and the enabling software to the removable storage medium.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of providing colored adjusted digital files which can be used to make prints by a printing system, including a computer and a local printer, controlled by enabling software stored on a removable storage medium, the original images being provided on colored film, comprising the steps of: a) scanning the colored film to produce a plurality of digital files representing colored digital images; b) adjusting the digital files to produce color adjusted digital files, such adjustments including tone scale correction; c) providing enabling software including at least one software application program for operating the computer that enables the color adjusted digital files to be printed on the local printer, and d) transferring the color adjusted digital files and the enabling software to the removable storage medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the removable storage medium is write-once disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the enabling software is prepressed at the time the write-once disc is manufactured.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the software application program is automatically launched when the removable medium is coupled to the computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the printing system further includes a display coupled to the computer, and the enabling software further enables the color adjusted digital files to be viewed on the monitor and selected for printing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the enabling software further enables multiple digital files to be selected for printing on a same page.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the enabling software further enables the selected digital image files to be cropped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
A memory storage product, comprising a removable storage medium for a printing system, including a computer and a local printer, produced by the steps comprising: a) scanning a colored film original to produce a digital signal representing a colored digital image; b) color adjusting the digital signal to produce a color adjusted digital file, such adjustments including tone scale correction; and c) transferring the color adjusted digital file and a printing enabling software to the removable storage medium which can be used by the printing system to operate on the color adjusted digital file to produce a print.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A memory storage product, comprising a removable storage medium for a printing system, including a computer and a local printer, produced by the steps comprising: a) scanning a colored film original to produce a digital signal representing a colored digital image; b) color adjusting the digital signal to produce a color adjusted digital file, such adjustments including tone scale correction; and c) transferring the color adjusted digital file and a printing enabling software to the removable storage medium which can be used by the printing system to operate on the color adjusted digital file to produce a print.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the removable storage medium is write-once disc.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the printing enabling software is prepressed at the time the write-once disc is manufactured.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the printing enabling software includes a software application program for controlling the computer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the printing system further includes a display coupled to the computer, and the printing enabling software further enables the color adjusted digital file to be viewed on the monitor and selected for printing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the removable storage medium contains a plurality of color adjusted digital files, and the printing enabling software further enables at least two color adjusted digital files to be printed on a same page.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the printing enabling software further enables a selected digital image file to be cropped prior to printing.
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