JP2716279B2 - Photo processing system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic processing system for developing a photographed negative film, printing it, etc. to produce a print.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to obtain a print from a negative film on which an image has been taken by a camera, generally, a customer brings a negative film to a photo agency and requests development and printing (reprinting). The negative film brought into the photo agency is subjected to photographic processing such as development and printing (reprinting) at a photo processing laboratory (lab).

[0003] That is, in a photo agency, a photographed negative film is stored in a DP bag containing the contents of a customer's order, and is transported to a photo processing lab.
The photographed negative film is developed and printed according to the order contents described in the P bag. The developed negative film is cut every few frames, stored in a negative sheet, collated with the finished print, stored again in a DP bag, returned to a photo agency, and handed over to a customer.

Here, in the photo processing lab, in order to process a large number of negative films requested by a plurality of different photo agencies and customers, a series of processes are carried out while always making the negative films correspond to the DP bags. Must.
For this reason, conventionally, an ID sticker on which an ID code for identifying a photo agency or a customer is printed is attached to a negative film and a DP bag, and the ID sticker (ID code) is read during a series of processing. Thus, the negative film and the DP bag are processed in correspondence.

[0005] Therefore, although the negative film and the DP bag can be made to correspond to each other, a complicated operation for attaching the ID seal to each negative film and the DP bag is indispensable, and the work efficiency is extremely poor. Longed for.

In the case where the finished print image is judged to be defective and reprinting (reprinting) is performed, an exposure corresponding to the defective print image is searched from consecutive similar image exposures of the negative film. Is extremely difficult, and
Customer support is hard to put also the image frame of the printed image and the negative film in the case of a re-order, such as reprints, frame finger
The determination was complicated.

Further, as described above, the developed negative film is cut every few frames and stored in the negative sheet. Therefore, during re-printing, the negative film is removed from the negative sheet or stored again. Handling) is not easy and it is difficult to respond.

In this re-printing process, a desired image is recorded.
The task of searching for a recorded negative film is complicated and takes a long time
Between.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, the present invention relates to correspondence between a negative film and a DP bag, correspondence between a printed image and an image exposure of a negative film, or designation of an exposure and handling of a negative film. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a photographic processing system capable of easily performing the above-mentioned steps and improving the working efficiency.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic processing system comprising: a negative film having an information recording layer on which an image is exposed and exposure conditions recorded on the information recording layer; In a photographic processing system that creates a print by performing processing such as development and printing according to the contents according to the order condition, the ID code for customer identification written on the DP bag and the order condition specified by the customer are stored in the negative film. Recording means for recording on the information recording layer, sorting means for sorting the negative film into simultaneous prints and reorder prints based on order conditions recorded on the negative film and storing the same in a film stocker, and storing the negative film in the film stocker. After taking out the negative films individually and printing them according to the recorded exposure conditions and order conditions, the negative films corresponding to the prints are obtained. It is characterized in the ID code recorded by comprising a inspection collating means for collating the ID code listed in the DP bag Ilm.

A photographic processing system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the photographic processing system according to the first aspect, wherein a DP bag is sorted into a DP bag stocker corresponding to the negative film sorted by the film stocker. It is characterized by having means.

A photographic processing method according to a third aspect of the present invention
Information recording layer and the image is exposed and the exposure conditions are
The negative film recorded on the information recording layer is
Perform processing such as development and printing according to the content
In the photographic processing method to create, one negative film
The exposed image frames are printed on a piece of photographic paper
Create an index print as an index, and
The index print is recorded on the negative film.
JP displaying a same identification code and the identification code
Sign.

In a photographic processing method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the photographic processing method according to the third aspect , the identification code is used for storing a finished print in a photo agency.
An identification code displayed on the P bag and used to identify the customer is used.

A photographic processing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention provides
Information recording layer and the image is exposed and the exposure conditions are
The negative film recorded on the information recording layer is
Perform processing such as development and printing according to the content
Used in photographic processing to create a single negative film
The printed image frame is printed on a piece of photographic paper to
Index prints to be printed on photographic paper
Attach the index print to the negative
Use the same identification code as the identification code recorded on the film.
Having index print processing means for displaying
Features.

In a photographic processing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the photographic processing apparatus of the fifth aspect , the index print processing means is displayed on a DP bag for storing a finished print at a photo agency to identify a customer. And an information recording unit for displaying the identification code on the index print. Photographic development according to claim 7
The device has an information recording layer, an image is exposed and
A negative film whose conditions are recorded on the information recording layer is referred to.
Processing such as development and printing according to the customer's order conditions
Used in photographic processing to create prints, undeveloped negative
A film stocker containing a film can be set.
Slot and the above set film stocker.
Processing unit that draws undeveloped negative film and develops it
And take up the negative film after the development process into a cartridge.
And a cartridge take-up section for storing
Features.

[0016]

In the photographic processing system according to the first aspect, not only the exposure condition but also the ID code and the order condition are recorded on the negative film. A printing process is performed based on the recorded information, and the information is compared with the DP bag. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the complicated work of attaching the ID seal to each negative film and the DP bag as in the related art, and the correspondence between the negative film and the DP bag can be easily performed, thereby improving the work efficiency.

In addition, collation with a print image and designation of an exposure can be easily performed based on the exposure number of the negative film.

Further, since the negative film is stored in the film stocker and a series of processing is performed in this state,
There is no need to take out the negative film cut every several frames from the negative sheet or store it again, and handling such as transportation becomes easy.

In the photographic processing system according to the second aspect, the negative film sorted into the film stocker is a DP film.
Since it is always compatible with the DP bags sorted in the bag stocker, the correspondence between the negative film and the DP bags can be easily performed, and the work efficiency is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic processing method.
Printing image frames exposed on gafilm onto a piece of photographic paper
Processed to create an index print, this negative
The same identification code is used for ILM and index print
Is displayed. For this reason, images on the index print
The image and the image on the negative film can be easily identified and reprinted.
It becomes extremely easy to specify an image frame at the time of printing.

The photographic processing method according to the fourth aspect is the third aspect of the present invention.
The identification code of the finished print at the photo agency
Identification code displayed on the stored DP bag to identify the customer
Code is used, the identification code displayed on the DP bag
To both the negative film and the index print
Can be

In the photographic processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the index
Print processing means exposes one negative film
Prints the printed image frames on a piece of photographic paper and indexes
Create a sprint and use this index print
The same as the identification code recorded on the negative film
Displays the identification code of.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the photographic processing apparatus of the fifth aspect , the index print processing means is displayed on a DP bag for storing a finished print at a photo agency to identify a customer. It has an information reading unit for reading the identification code and an information recording unit for displaying the identification code on the index print, and displays the identification information from the DP bag on the index print. In the photographic developing device according to claim 7, the information recording layer is
The image is exposed and the exposure condition is the information recording layer.
Negative film recorded in accordance with customer's order conditions
Creates a print by developing and printing the contents.
A film used for true processing and containing undeveloped negative film
Lum stocker is set in the set section,
From the loaded film stocker to the undeveloped negative film
The system is pulled out and developed by the processing unit. Development
After processing, the negative film is
It is wound and stored in the cartridge.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a photographic processing system according to the present invention.

This photographic processing system can be broadly divided into processing in a photo agency and processing in a photo processing shop (lab). Furthermore, the processing in the photo processing
This is carried out by the sorting device 10 as a recording device and a sorting device, the developing device 40, and the burn-in matching device 50 as an inspection matching device. Hereinafter, each device will be described.

The exposure conditions are recorded on the information recording layer of the negative film whose image has been exposed by the camera 12.

At the photo agency, a DP bag 16 for storing a cartridge 14 wound with a photographed negative film and an order sheet 18 for reordering are prepared. This D
The P bag 16 has an ID for identifying a photo agency or a customer.
The code is printed, for example, by a bar code,
Further, the order details of the customer are described. The order contents recorded on the DP bag 16 and the order sheet 18 include the type (manufacturer and type) of the negative film, the classification of simultaneous printing, reorder printing, or development only, the number of simultaneous prints, and the frame number of reorder printing. And number, print size,
Information such as print area, order date, necessity of sensitization processing, and the like.

A sorting device 10 used in a photographic processing plant
Is formed in a desk shape as a whole, and a DP bag stock section 20 for inserting and processing the DP bag 16 is disposed at one end. The ID code recorded on the inserted DP bag 16 is optically read, and then stored in the DP bag stock unit 20 according to sorting. At the other end of the sorting device 10, there is provided a patrone pocket portion 24 for inserting and processing the cartridge 14 or a return cartridge 22 containing a negative film by a developing device 40 described later. An information recording device is built in the patrone pocket portion 24, and the ID code read by the DP bag stock portion 20 can be automatically recorded on the inserted patrone 14 or the negative film in the return cartridge 22. .

At the center of the sorting device 10, a keyboard 2 is provided.
The order condition recorded in the DP bag 16 can be recorded on the negative film by operating the keyboard 26. A film stocker section 30 is arranged on the side of the patrone pocket section 24. The film stocker unit 30 is a negative film (patrone 14 or return cartridge 22) in which order conditions are recorded by operating the keyboard 26.
Can be stored in the box-shaped film stocker 32 after being sorted for simultaneous printing and re-order (reprinting) printing based on order conditions. The film stocker 32 can store a plurality of (for example, 20 to 30) patrones 14 or return cartridges 22 at one time. In addition, corresponding to the negative film sorted into the film stocker 32, the D
The P bags 16 are sorted.

The developing device 40 has a general mechanism for developing a negative film, and has one end provided with one end.
The patrone 1 sorted by the sorting device 10
4 (undeveloped negative film) can be set in the film stocker 32. The developing device 40 can draw out the undeveloped negative film from the set film stocker 32 and execute the developing process. Further, the developing device 40
Has a built-in cartridge take-up portion, and the negative film after the development processing can be taken up and stored in the return cartridge 22. Further, an empty film stocker 32 is set at the other end of the developing device 40.
The return cartridge 22 on which the developed negative film is wound can be stored.

The print collating unit 50 has a general mechanism for printing and exposing a negative film and developing a photographic paper, that is, an exposure printing unit 52 and a developing unit 54. The print cartridge 56 can be manufactured by taking out the return cartridge 22 from the printer and pulling out the negative film sequentially and printing and developing.
Further, the print collation apparatus 50 has an index print mechanism which prints all the image frames exposed on one negative film on one photographic paper and prints the image frames as an image index. I have.

The printing / verifying device 50 has a built-in information reading section for reading exposure conditions and order conditions and an ID code recorded on the negative film. The image of the negative film can be printed based on the read information. The read ID code is displayed on the display unit 58. Further, the printing verification device 50 has a built-in information recording unit, prints the read ID code on a print 56 and an index print 60, and prints lab information when printing a negative film image.
And print on a negative film.

Next, the processing steps of the photographic processing system will be described in sequence. The negative film (patrone 14) whose image is exposed by the camera 12 and whose exposure condition is recorded on the information recording layer is brought to a photo agency. In the photo agency, the patrone 14 (photographed negative film) is stored in the DP bag 16 in which the order details of the customer are described, and is carried out to the photo processing shop. When the customer reorders (prints) the print 56, the return cartridge 22 containing the corresponding negative film is placed in the DP bag 16.
The order contents are described on the order sheet 18 and attached to the DP bag 16.

At the photo processing shop, a reception slip is issued, and the sorting apparatus 10 sets the DP bag 16 and the cartridge 14 (or the return cartridge 22). In the sorting device 10, the ID code read from the DP bag 16 is automatically recorded on the cartridge 14 or the negative film in the return cartridge 22. Further, the order conditions recorded in the DP bag 16 are
6 is recorded on the negative film.
Then, the cartridge 14 or the return cartridge 22
Are sorted for simultaneous printing and reordering (reprinting) printing based on order conditions, and then stored in the film stocker 32, respectively . Also, corresponding to this, DP bag 1
6 is sorted.

The patrone 14 (that is, the patrone 14) of the patrone 14 or the return cartridge 22 stored in the film stocker 32 sorted according to the subsequent processing.
The film stocker 32 containing the undeveloped negative film) is sent to the developing device 40.

The developing device 40 takes out the cartridge 14 from the set film stocker 32,
An undeveloped negative film is pulled out and subjected to development processing sequentially. The developed negative film is taken up in a return cartridge 22 and further stored in a film stocker 32.
Is stored in.

The film stocker 32 in which the return cartridge is stored by the developing device 40 and the film stocker 32 in which the return cartridge 22 for reorder printing has already been stored by the sorting device 10 are D
It is sent to the printing verification device 50 together with the P bag 16.

In the print collating apparatus 50, the return cartridge 22 is taken out from the set film stocker 32, and at the same time, the negative film is drawn out and printed, whereby individual prints 56 are produced. in this case,
The exposure conditions and order conditions recorded on the negative film are read, and the image of the negative film is printed based on these conditions. Further, in the printing collation apparatus 50, all the image frames exposed on one negative film are printed on one photographic paper to produce an index print 60.

In the printing verification device 50, the ID code read from the negative film is printed on each of the prints 56 and the index print 60, and the lab information for printing the image of the negative film is printed on each print. 56 and recorded on a negative film.

The individual prints 56 are then inspected,
The ID code read from the negative film corresponding to the print 56 under inspection is displayed on the display unit 58, and the DP code is displayed.
The ID code described on the bag 16 is collated. As a result of the inspection collation, the passed print 56 is stored in the DP bag 16 together with the return cartridge 22 storing the negative film, the index print 60, and the order sheet 18, delivered to the photo agency, and handed to the customer.

On the other hand, as a result of the inspection and collation, the rejected print 56 is sent back to the sorting device 10 together with the negative film and the return cartridge 22, and the printing conditions (exposure amount correction information and the like) are corrected, and the negative film is formed again. Recorded and the above steps are repeated. In this case, the print 56 determined to require reprinting is provided with the exposure printing unit 52.
Is printed, and the printing condition can be changed easily by judging this. If the frame number is printed, search collation can be easily performed. For this reason, the efficiency of the re-sintering operation is improved.

As described above, in the photographic processing system of the present embodiment, not only the exposure condition but also the ID code and the order condition are recorded on the negative film, the printing process is performed based on the recorded information, and the DP bag 16 is recorded. Is matched against Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the complicated work of attaching the ID seal to each negative film and the DP bag 16 as in the related art, and the correspondence between the negative film and the DP bag 16 can be easily performed, thereby improving the work efficiency.

Further, the collation with the print image and the exposure designation can be easily performed based on the exposure number of the negative film.

Further, since the negative film is stored in the film stocker 32 and a series of processing is performed in this state, it is not necessary to take out the negative film cut every few frames from the negative sheet and store it again, and to carry the negative film. Handling becomes easy.

[0045]

As described above, the photographic processing system according to the present invention provides the correspondence between the negative film and the DP bag, the correspondence between the printed image and the image exposure of the negative film, or the designation of the exposure and the handling of the negative film. Can be easily performed, and the working efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a photographic processing system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sorting device (recording means, sorting means) 14 patrone 16 DP bag 22 Return cartridge 32 Film stocker 40 Developing device 50 Burning matching device (Inspection matching device) 56 Print 60 Index print

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A negative film having an information recording layer on which an image is exposed and having exposure conditions recorded on the information recording layer is subjected to processing such as development and printing in accordance with the order conditions of a customer. In a photographic processing system for creating a print, recording means for recording an ID code for customer identification written on a DP bag and order conditions specified by a customer on an information recording layer of the negative film; Sorting means for sorting the negative film into simultaneous prints and re-order prints based on the order conditions, and storing the negative films in the film stocker, and individually taking out the negative films stored in the film stocker, the exposure conditions and the order recorded. After printing according to the conditions, the ID code recorded on the negative film corresponding to the print was written on the DP bag. A photograph processing system, comprising: an inspection matching means for matching with an ID code. 2. The photographic processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a DP bag sorting means for sorting a DP bag into a DP bag stocker corresponding to the negative film sorted into the film stocker. 3. A negative film having an information recording layer, an image being exposed and exposure conditions recorded on the information recording layer being subjected to processing such as development and printing in accordance with the order conditions of the customer. In a photographic processing method for creating a print, an image frame exposed to one negative film is printed on one sheet of photographic paper to create an index print as an image index. A photographic processing method characterized by displaying the same identification code as the recorded identification code. 4. The photographic processing method according to claim 3, wherein the identification code is displayed on a DP bag for storing a finished print at a photo agency and uses an identification code for identifying a customer. 5. A negative film having an information recording layer on which an image is exposed and having exposure conditions recorded on the information recording layer is subjected to processing such as development and printing in accordance with the order conditions of a customer. Used in photo processing to create prints, image frames exposed on a single negative film are printed on a single sheet of photographic paper, and an index print that serves as an image index is printed on the photographic paper. A photographic processing apparatus comprising an index print processing means for displaying the same identification code as the identification code recorded on the negative film. 6. The index print processing means,
An information reading unit for reading an identification code for identifying a customer, which is displayed on a DP bag storing a finished print at a photo agency, and an information recording unit for displaying the identification code on an index print. A photographic processing apparatus according to claim 5.
Place . 7. When an image having an information recording layer is exposed,
Negative film in which the exposure conditions are recorded in the information recording layer
Processing, such as development and printing, according to the customer's order conditions
Used in photo processing to create prints A film stocker containing undeveloped negative film
A setting part capable of being set, and the set film set
Pulling out the undeveloped negative film from the locker and developing
Processing section and the negative film after development
And a cartridge take-up unit that takes up and stores
A photographic developing device.