JPH03220544A - Image file sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for an operator who input printing information required at the time of photographic printing by providing an information recording part where the printing information is written on the sheet. CONSTITUTION:The sheet 1 has plural films (image) 2 put in a storage part, a character information write part 3, a title write part 4, and the magnetic information recording part 5. The character information write part 3 consists of a print size specification part 3a and a print quantity specification part 3b and the specification part 3a is a part where the size, silk finish or glossy finish, etc., of a print are entered. The title write part 4 is a part where when and where each film 2 put on the sheet 1 is photographed is written. The magnetic information recording part 5 is a part where the film information and information at the time of photography are recorded when the sheet is formed. Further, the user writes magnetic information such as the kind and quantity of prints here. Consequently, the need for the operator who inputs the printing information is eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Application of the Invention) The present invention relates to an image file sheet used by being inserted into a photographic printing apparatus.

(Background of the Invention) In conventional reprinting (photo printing = additional photo printing), the user checks the number of sheets, print size, etc. written on the case containing the developed film, and enters this information. I was working on inputting data into a photo printing machine. Therefore, in such a photo printing process, an operator is always required to instruct the photo printing apparatus about the number of prints, print size, etc.

(Object of the Invention) An object of the present invention is to provide an image file sheet that solves the above-mentioned problems and eliminates the need for an operator to input the printing information that was required when printing a photo. be.

(Features of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a handwritten information recording section for writing image printing information on an image file sheet, and thereby allows the information recording section to be used for printing information on a photo printing device. It is characterized by being able to write instruction information.

(Embodiments of the Invention) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image file sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(a) is a front view thereof, and FIG. 1(b) is a front view thereof.
1(C) is a side view thereof, and is an enlarged view of part A surrounded by the dotted line in FIG. 1(a).

The image file sheet 1 includes a plurality of films (images) 2, a character information writing section 3, a title writing section 4, and a magnetic information recording section 5, each of which is housed in a storage section, each of which will be described in detail below.

The film 2 is a negative or positive film, and the size is a 35 mm wide film or a micro film with a width of 8 mm to 16 mm.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the character information writing section 3 consists of a print size specifying section 3a and a print number specifying section 3b, and the print size specifying section 3a specifies the print size desired by the user, for example, the service size, L size,
This is the part where you write in the 2L size, mesh, gloss, etc. The characters to be entered here can be entered as is, such as "service/striped", or you may decide in advance that the service size is S and silk is K, and then enter rS -KJ. . The print size designation section 3a also has an entry section for giving an instruction to give priority to character information over the following magnetic information. In addition, print number specification section 3
b is a part where the user enters the desired number of prints in numbers.

The title writing section 4 is used by the user to write an image file sheet l.
This is a section where information such as when and where each film 2 (image) stored in the camera was photographed is written.

The magnetic information recording section 5 stores film information (for example, IS
O100, manufacturer name, model name), and information at the time of photographing (for example, shutter speed, aperture, vertical position, pseudo zoom, etc.) are recorded when the image file sheet 1 is created. Further, magnetic information (for example, print type and number of prints) is written here by the user using a device (not shown).

FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams showing the electrical block and internal structure of a photographic printing apparatus into which the image file sheet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted.

In these figures, 6 is an OCR that reads the character information written in the character information writing section 3 of the image file sheet 1.
A reader, 7 is a magnetic head that reads the magnetic information recorded in the magnetic information recording section 5 of the image file sheet 1, 8 is a motor for lens exchange, 9a and 9b are gears, and 10 is the image file sheet 1 to be selected. A printing light source for illuminating the upper image; reference numeral 11 denotes printing lenses 12a and 12b;
12c and 12d are supported by a printing lens support plate; 13 is photographic paper; 14 is photographic paper on which images are printed and cut; 15 is RAM 15a that stores various information inside.
16 is a lens exchange motor driver 1 that drives the lens exchange motor 8;
Reference numeral 7 indicates a sheet X-direction feeding motor driver that drives the sheet X-direction feeding motor 18 for moving the image file sheet 1 in the X direction, and 19 indicates an image file sheet l.
Sheet Y direction feed motor 2 for moving the sheet in the Y direction
motor driver for feeding the sheet in the Y direction, 21
is a photographic paper feeding motor 2 for feeding the photographic paper 13;
This is a photographic paper feeding motor driver that drives 2.

The OCR reading system shown in FIG. At this time, the image file sheet 1 is moved by the sheet X-direction feeding motors 18 and 20 described above so that all the information on the OCR reading and six-character information writing section 3 can be read.

The magnetic head 7 shown in FIG. 4 reads photographic information etc. recorded in the magnetic information recording section 5, and
Tell 5. At this time, the magnetic head 7 is moved over the magnetic information recording section 5 by a motor (not shown).

Next, the operation of each part in FIG. 5 will be explained.

In the microcomputer 15, the information from the OCR reading head 7 is compared.

Since the magnetic information read by the magnetic head 7 also includes instruction information regarding printing using character information, the same type of information may overlap each other, so one of the pieces of information may be given priority or two pieces of information may be used for printing. mosquito,
There are four cases in which neither information is printed.

Here, a case will be described in which printing instructions are obtained from character information and other information is obtained from magnetic information.

The microcomputer 15 drives the sheet X and Y direction feeding motors 18 and 20 in accordance with the character information, and moves the film 2 (image) to be printed to a position where it can be printed.

Further, the microcomputer 15 drives the motor 8 according to the character information. As a result, the driving force is transmitted as a rotational force to the printing lens support plate 11 via the gears 9a and 9b, and the printing lens 12 having the printing magnification desired by the user is selected. At this time, if pseudo zoom or the like is designated by magnetic information, the printing lens 12 is selected according to the magnetic information.

Further, the microcomputer 15 determines the printing time according to the magnetic information, and during the printing time, the photographic paper 13 is illuminated with light from the light source 10 through the printing lens 12. This completes the baking.

After the printed photographic paper 13 undergoes a fixing process (not shown), it is cut into photographic paper 14 by a cutting machine (not shown).

Next, the operation of the microcomputer 15 will be explained according to the flowchart in FIG.

Here, the printing information is information such as print size and number of prints, and is included in both character information and magnetic information.

Further, the shooting information is information such as pseudo zoom, soft focus, white balance, etc., and is included only in the magnetic information.

"Step IJ: Capture the character information from the OCR reader 6 and store it in the RAM 15a.

"Step 2" Magnetic information from the magnetic head 7 is captured and stored in the RAM 15a.

"Step 3" Use character information for burning information.

"Step 4" Use magnetic information as information at the time of photographing.

"Step 5" A burning operation is performed as described above using the burning information and the information at the time of photographing.

"Step 6" It is checked whether or not there remains an image to be printed (burned) as instructed by the character information. If it remains, the process returns to step 3; if not, the operation ends.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation in another embodiment. In the previous embodiment, an example was shown in which the burning operation was performed with priority given to character information, but in this embodiment, the burning operation was performed in accordance with both types of information. An example including Steps that perform the same operations as those in FIG. 6 are given the same step numbers, and their explanations will be omitted.

In step 2, when the operation of capturing magnetic information from the magnetic head 7 and storing it in the RAM 15a is completed, the process proceeds to step 7.

"Step 7" Here, it is checked whether or not there is an instruction to give priority to character information in the character information. If there is a result, the same operations as described above from step 3 to step 6 are performed, but if there is no result, the process proceeds to step 8.

"Step 8" Compare the portions of the textual information and magnetic information that correspond to the burning information, and check whether they match. If the results match, the process proceeds to step 9; if the results do not match, the process proceeds to step 10.

"Step 9" Magnetic information is used for each of the burning information and the shooting information.

"Step 1O" Both character information and magnetic information are used as burning information. For example, in the text information "Service size, 2
If the magnetic information specifies "service size, 1 page," that image will be printed on 3 service size pages.

"Step 11" Use magnetic information as information at the time of photographing.

Therefore, in this embodiment, even a sheet without handwritten character information or a sheet without a handwritten information field can be reprinted as long as it has magnetic information.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation in another embodiment. Here, an example is shown in which the portions corresponding to the burning information of the character information and the magnetic information are compared, and if they do not match, printing is not performed. Steps that perform the same operations as those in FIGS. 6 and 7 are given the same step numbers, and their explanations will be omitted.

In step 7, if there is no instruction to give priority to character information in the character information, the process proceeds to step 12.

"Step 12J: Compare the portions of the textual information and the magnetic information that correspond to the burning information, and check whether they match. If they match, proceed to step 9; if they do not match, proceed to step 6.

Therefore, as a result of comparing the portions of the character information and the magnetic information corresponding to the printing information, if they do not match, the image will not be printed.

According to this embodiment, the image file sheet 1 is provided with a handwritten information recording section (character information writing section 3) that can write print information such as the number of prints, print size, texture, etc. of each image. By installing a photoprinting device equipped with an OCR reader 6 that can read this information in a photofinishing laboratory, it is possible to automatically reprint (printout) the number of sheets, size, etc. desired by the user. becomes. Therefore, it has become possible to reduce the number of workers who input the above-mentioned printing (burning) information into the above-mentioned apparatus.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, an information recording section for writing image burning information on an image file sheet is provided, and thereby the information recording section is provided with a burning instruction to a photo printing device. Since information can be written, there is no need for an operator to input the printing information that was required when printing photos.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image file sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an electrical block diagram of a photo printing apparatus equipped with a reader for reading information from the image file sheet shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 to 5 are perspective views showing the main parts of the photo printing apparatus, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the photo printing apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is the photo printing apparatus shown in FIG. Flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment of the apparatus. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the photographic printing apparatus shown in FIG. l...Image file sheet, 2...
Film, 3...Character information writing section, 6...
...OCR reader, 7...Magnetic head, 8...
... Lens replacement motor, 10... Light source,
12... Lens for printing, 13.14...
... Photographic paper, 15 ... Microcomputer.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An image file sheet equipped with an image storage section for collecting a plurality of images in the same plane, characterized in that an information recording section for writing image burning information on the sheet is provided. . (2) The image file according to claim 1, wherein the information recording section comprises a handwritten information recording section in which image burning information can be written by hand, and a magnetic information recording section in which image burning information can be magnetically written. Sheet for use.