US7031005B1
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Printer
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1999-10-06
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Granted: 2006-04-18
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Expires: 2019-10-06
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a printer which can efficiently find the desired image printed before and which can print the image quickly. The printer of the present invention has a memory installed, and the information related to the image printed before is recorded in the memory as job information. For example, a thumbnail image, a number of image files, an ID number for the SSFDC in which the image file is recorded, and so forth, are recorded as the job information. Referring to the job information, a user can efficiently find the image desired to be reprinted and the file in which the image is recorded, and quickly reprint the image.
Inventors
- 👤 Kanji Nakanishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32106; H04N1/32122; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/0044; H04N1/00442; H04N1/00453; H04N1/00458; H04N1/00461; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3221; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/325; H04N2201/3274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A printer which captures an image from an external detachable recording medium and prints the image, comprising: a recorder which records identification information of a captured image after said captured image has been printed, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded; and a display which displays the identification information recorded by the recorder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A printer which captures an image from an external detachable recording medium and prints the image, comprising: a recorder which records identification information of a captured image after said captured image has been printed, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded; and a display which displays the identification information recorded by the recorder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The printer as defined in claim 1 , wherein the identification information is an identification number of the external detachable recording medium containing the captured image and the thumbnail image including the captured image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The printer as defined in claim 1 , wherein the identification information is displayed so that an image which has already been printed and an image of which printing is cancelled can be distinguished.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The printer as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a selector which makes the recorder record only the identification information of a desired image among images which are captured from outside.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The printer as defined in claim 1 , wherein the recorder records only the identification information of an image which has already been printed among images which are captured from outside.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The printer of claim 1 , wherein said display is a liquid crystal display coupled to a controller that generates an output based on a command from said printer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The printer of claim 1 , wherein said identification information is recorded in an external smart media memory storage device configured to interface with said printer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The printer of claim 7 , wherein said external smart media memory storage device is a solid state floppy disk card.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
69 words
A method of managing at least one image captured from an external detachable recording medium, comprising: printing a selected one of at least one captured image; and recording identification information of the selected captured image after said printing in a memory storage device, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
69 words
A method of managing at least one image captured from an external detachable recording medium, comprising: printing a selected one of at least one captured image; and recording identification information of the selected captured image after said printing in a memory storage device, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising using said recording identification information to re-print said printed, captured image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein said at least one captured image is selected from a plurality of thumbnail images.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 9 , said recording further comprising: recording current job information in a job information recording address; and storing a unique identifier associated with the current job information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 12 , further comprising: when said memory storage device is full, overwriting another job information in another job information address to store said current job information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
A computer readable medium configured to store instructions for managing at least one image captured from an external detachable recording medium, said instructions comprising: printing a selected one of at least one captured image; and recording identification information of the selected captured image after said printing in a memory storage device, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
77 words
A computer readable medium configured to store instructions for managing at least one image captured from an external detachable recording medium, said instructions comprising: printing a selected one of at least one captured image; and recording identification information of the selected captured image after said printing in a memory storage device, said identification information including a thumbnail image of said captured image and information indicating the external detachable recording medium in which said captured image is recorded.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising using said recording identification information to re-print said printed, captured image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein said at least one captured image is selected from a plurality of thumbnail images.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 , said recording instruction further comprising: recording current job information in a job information recording address; and storing a unique identifier associated with the current job information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising: when said memory storage device is full, overwriting another job information in another job information address to store said current job information.
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