JP3430374B2 - Photo printing method and photo printing device - 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 printing method and a photographic printing apparatus for printing a developed film on photographic paper,
In particular, the present invention relates to a photographic printing method and a photographic printing apparatus capable of improving customer service during printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film which has been photographed is printed on a photographic paper together with the development of the film, that is, a simultaneous printing service in which printing is performed is widely performed so that a customer can quickly see a photograph. To improve customer service.

In this case, conventionally, when a photographed film is received from a customer, the film is negatively developed and then the negative is put on a negative inspector, and an unsuitable frame is detected by photoelectric detection means, or the operator visually prints. Unsuitable pieces are detected, and such pieces are passed to the customer without being printed.

[0004]

However, even if the negative tester is used, the reliability of detection by the tester is low, and even if the operator visually detects a frame that is not suitable for printing, the intention of the photographer cannot be understood. In many cases, it was not possible to determine whether the shooting was intentional or the shooting failed. Therefore, in such a situation, a piece that needs to be printed is returned without being printed, or a piece that does not need to be printed is printed, which causes an inconvenient situation in which the customer is required to pay a fee.

Therefore, in order to prevent the customer from being annoyed by not printing the pieces that need to be printed, some systems also employ a method in which the detection level of the detection means is lowered to print some pieces that seem to be unnecessary. is there. However, this was still the same as letting the customer pay the printing fee for unnecessary pieces, and it could not be said that the service was improved.

[0006] In such an automated negative tester, since it is necessary to print the required frames without fail, the detection level of the negative tester is lowered so that even the frames which seem to be a little unnecessary are taken in and printed. The service declined in the form of selling.

Further, it takes a long time for the operator to visually check each film frame on the monitor of the photo printing apparatus and judge the print required frame or the print unnecessary frame before performing the printing operation. Therefore, it is possible to use a negative tester or a visual monitor to detect only the frame to be printed or only the frame not to be printed in advance, but there is a method that is still organized how to select or remove this at the time of printing. The current situation is that it has not been done.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. That is, the frame to be printed and the frame not to be printed are accurately detected and designated, the film and frame are definitely selected by the photo printing apparatus, sorted, and the actual printing information, that is, the print information is corrected for the order. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographic printing apparatus which prints a printout and prints a receipt for which a charge is calculated together with various kinds of print information so as to perform a print that the customer is satisfied with.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned object is to perform photographic printing in which a film after development is provided with information of a printing piece or a piece not to be printed by a marking means, and the printing process is sorted by reading the mark marked by the marking means. The method includes a mark pattern or a mark pattern indicating whether the printing frame designation mode or the printing unnecessary frame designation mode is present at the leading edge of the film, both ends of the leading edge, or the trailing edge or both edges of the trailing edge.
Designate according to the difference of the screen and print on each frame of the film.
In the piece designation mode, specify the piece to be printed , and specify the piece not to be printed.
By in modes performed by marking the specified baking unnecessary piece, wherein the baking frame specified mode the baked only marking specified piece, baked than the baking unnecessary frame specified mode is designated marking frame,
It is characterized in that a charge is calculated based on the correction information obtained by correcting the order information with the actually printed printing information, and the information of the above-mentioned baking piece or the unnecessary printing piece , the order information, and the printing conditions are printed on the receipt. This is achieved by the photo printing method.

Further, the above-mentioned object has a means for attaching information of a printing frame or a printing unnecessary frame to a film after development by a marking means and for reading a mark marked by the marking means, and a photograph for sorting the baking process according to the marking pattern. A printing apparatus, the tip of the film or
Baking frame to determine the tip ends or rear end, or the presence or absence of the mark definitive across the rear end or the marking pattern differences by baking frame specified mode or baking required frame specified mode of, attached to each frame of said film Or, read the mark that does not require burning, and in the burning frame designation mode, burn only the frame that has been designated for marking, and in the mode that does not require burning, burn other than the designated frame, and actually burn the order information . The charge is calculated based on the correction information corrected with the printing information, and the above-mentioned baking frame or printing is unnecessary
This is achieved by a photographic printing apparatus having means for printing piece information, order information, and printing conditions on a receipt.

Further, the above-mentioned object is that when the image recognizing means for recognizing the photographic screen of the film recognizes an image of a predetermined pattern or a screen having a density higher or lower than a predetermined density, the printing designation mode is confirmed. Is characterized in that in the printing frame designation mode, the marks are automatically attached to the pieces other than the recognized screen pieces and to the recognized screen pieces in the printing unnecessary frame designation mode by the marking means. The photographic printing apparatus is characterized in that the pattern or density value of the image can be arbitrarily selected by the operator of the photographic printing apparatus as a printing frame or a printing unnecessary frame. Photographic printing apparatus characterized in that the mark can be seen by the apparatus and can be returned to the original state only by removing the mark. Therefore, the photograph is characterized in that the mark is provided on the outside of the screen of the film, and the mark is adapted to fill one or more perforations of the film. By a printing apparatus, or by observing the screen of the film piece on a monitor, and when the printing piece or the unnecessary printing piece is designated, the mark of the designated piece can be recognized on the monitor at the same time. Further, the mark is read by the reading means, the information of the mark is sent to the collating means, and the order information such as the number of prints and the print size for each print frame and the print information such as the print conditions input by the input means are stored in the storage means. Stored in the, and the information of the mark is collated by the collating means, and the order information is corrected and the corrected information is obtained. Then, the printing process is executed, and the charge is calculated based on the correction information, and the correction information is printed on the back side of the receipt or printing paper and output, and the receipt or printing is also performed. Photographic printing characterized by automatically printing on the back of the paper the number and / or number of printing pieces and / or the printing size and / or unit price and / or printing information such as printing conditions and / or charge calculation The apparatus and the printing is accomplished by a photographic printing apparatus characterized in that it allows printing on custom bags.

[0012]

As described above, the photographic printing method and the photographic printing apparatus of the present invention are provided with a photographic film after development or a photographic film piece (usually a photographic film piece cut into 6 frames).
A mark for designating a burning frame is attached to a frame for which a frame for burning is designated, and a mark for designating a frame not requiring for burning is attached to a frame for which a frame requiring no burning is designated. At the same time, marks are attached to the leading edge, the trailing edge, or both ends of the film depending on the printing frame designation mode or the printing unnecessary frame designation mode. In this way, a mark according to the designated mode will be attached to the leading edge or the trailing edge or both ends of the film or negative piece, and the marking step is read by the reading means to sort the printing process. In case of the no-burning frame designation mode, the other than the designated frame is printed.

The screen of the film frame can be observed on the monitor, and the mark and the type of the film can be recognized on the monitor at the same time.

Further, the photographic printing apparatus of the present invention has an image recognition means for recognizing a film photographing screen, and recognizes a specific image such as a camera case, a string of the camera case, a finger or the like. When it does, it judges that it is a shooting mistake and automatically marks the piece so as not to burn it. Further, when the density of the film is too thick or too thin, the same treatment can be taken.

Further, the above-mentioned mark is provided on the outside of the screen of the film, and various methods such as filling one or more perforations, sticking a seal or marking with ink can be adopted. These marks are visible and can be restored to their original state simply by removing the added marks.

These marks are attached by the marking means by designating the mode designating means of the photographic printing apparatus having the printing frame designating mode and the printing unnecessary frame designating mode, and the film printing process to which the mark information is attached. Is provided in the photographic printing apparatus by a reading means for reading the mark information, the information is read, the information is automatically sorted based on the read information, and printing is performed as described above. At this time, the printing is performed based on the correction information in which the mark information, the order information, the printing information such as the printing conditions, and the like are collated, and the receipt for which the charge is calculated based on the correction information is output. Further, on the back side of the receipt or photographic printing paper, printing information such as printing frame number, number of printings, printing size, unit price, printing conditions, etc. can be printed, and these printings can also be printed on custom bags. .

In this way, the present photographic printing apparatus is a photographic printing apparatus that performs printing that is convincing to the customer.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a photographic printing apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the white light from the light source 11 of the lamp house 111 provided in the photographic printing apparatus 1 is diffused by the diffusion box 13
Becomes diffused light and becomes substantially parallel light by the condenser lens 14 and is sandwiched by the negative masks 151 and 152.
An image of a developed photographic film (hereinafter referred to as a film) NF, which is a negative film (negative piece) conveyed by 1 and R2, is irradiated. The irradiated image of the film NF is pressed by the paper mask 18 by the zoom lens 16 for printing and is focused on the color paper CP conveyed by the paper feed rollers R3 and R4.

In the lamp house 111, color correction filters 121 such as a cyan filter, a magenta filter, and a yellow filter are attached to the filter operating unit 12 and installed. The above-mentioned filter is a color correction filter, and the insertion time to the optical path 10 is adjusted by the filter operating unit 12, and the ratio of the three-color cyan, magenta, and yellow colors of the printing light for printing the color paper CP is adjusted. It is supposed to be done.

A shutter 171 attached to a shutter operating portion 17 is installed below the zoom lens 16 for printing, and the optical path 10 is opened and closed with respect to the color paper CP, and exposure is performed by adjusting the exposure time. It is supposed to be.

On the other hand, the image of the film NF irradiated by the condenser lens 14 is formed on the color scanner 25 by the lens 251. Color scanner
The formed image on 25 becomes an electric signal and is sent to the signal processing circuit 332 as an image signal. Then, it is converted into the density signal of each point and sent to the calculation unit 34 to calculate the exposure time of the printing light of the three color lights. Then, the calculation result is sent to the control unit 30, and the control unit 30 responds to the calculation result by the filter operating unit 12
The optical path 1 of the three types of color correction filters 121 described above.
The insertion time with respect to the exposure time by the shutter 171 of 0 will be adjusted.

The control unit 30 controls the shutter operating unit 17 to expose the color paper CP.

As described above, the image signal from the color scanner 25 is used for exposure control such as control of the exposure time of the shutter 171 and the insertion time of the color correction filter 121. Also used.

That is, when an image which seems to be a photographing mistake in the photographed images, for example, a specific pattern such as a camera case, a string of the camera case, or a finger of a hand is recognized, it is determined that a photographing mistake has occurred. The piece is not baked by the method described later.

Further, if the image signal of the color scanner 25 determines that the density of the film is too high or too thin, the same process is not performed to print the frame. Then, the pattern or density value of this image can be arbitrarily selected by the operator of the photographic printing apparatus, that is, the operator, to set the printing frame or the printing unnecessary frame.

Further, by the image signal of the color scanner 25, the image of the film frame can be observed on the monitor television 37, and the mark attached to the frame or the mark and its type can be recognized. However, the marks will be described in detail below.

As described above, the negative masks 151 and 152 are fed by the frame feed roller R1 of the photographic printing apparatus 1 of the present invention.
The frame of the film NF sandwiched by can be observed by the monitor television 37 as described above.

Therefore, the operator of this apparatus will specify the mode. That is, either the printing frame designation mode or the printing unnecessary frame designation mode is selected.
If you select the baking piece designation mode, the pieces specified for the baking pieces will be baked, and if you select the baking unnecessary piece specification mode, the pieces that have not been specified other than those specified as the baking unnecessary pieces will be baked. It will be.

This will be described below with reference to the photoprinting apparatus 1.

As described above, the film NF is fed by the frame feed roller R1 and nipped by the negative masks 151 and 152, and when the first frame of the film NF can be observed by the monitor television 37, the operator presses the operation key B1. Alternatively, the user selects the designated mode by pressing B2.

The operation key B1 is a key for the image sticking designation mode, and the operation key B2 is a key for the image sticking unnecessary frame designation mode.

When the operator presses the operation key B1 to select the printing frame designation mode, at the tip of the film NF, for example, at least one of the perforations at the tip of the film NF outside the screen is displayed, as shown in FIG. 2 (a). The mark M1 is attached by the marker 212 of the marking means 21 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a black sticker is attached. When the printing apparatus 1 of the present invention detects the mark M1 provided at this position on the leading edge of the film NF, the photographic printing apparatus 1 of the present invention determines that the film NF is a film in the printing frame designation mode. .

When the operator presses the operation key B2 to select the printing unnecessary frame designation mode, the film NF outside the screen is displayed at the tip of the film NF as shown in FIG. 2B, for example.
Marks M1 and M2 are attached to at least one perforation at both ends of the tip of each of the marks by a marker 212 of the marking means 21 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a black sticker is attached. And the mark M attached at this location on the tip of the film NF
When the photographic printing apparatus 1 detects 1 and M2, the photographic printing apparatus 1 determines that the film NF is a film in the printing unnecessary frame designation mode.

The position of the mark for each designated mode of the film NF may be not only the front end of the film outside the screen or both ends of the front end but also the rear end of the film outside the screen or both ends of the rear end, and one or more perforations are filled. You may do it.

When the designated mode of the film NF is determined and a mark is added in this way, the operator observes the monitor television 37 to judge whether the frame is a frame to be printed or a frame not to be printed. Then, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the frame number 1 is determined to be the burning frame (P), the operation key B1 is pressed. The operation key B1 is also used as a mode designating key, and by pressing the same key after selecting the designating mode, in this case, it is the printing frame designating mode, so the printing frame is designated, and the marking means 21 The marker 211 causes the mark M2 to be attached to the outside of the screen. Further, the mark M2 may be one in which one or more perforations are filled. And this mark M2 is a monitor TV
37 can be recognized at the same time.

Next, another operation key is pressed to drive the motor M by the drive circuit 31, the film NF is fed by one frame by the drive rollers R1 and R2, and the next frame of frame number 2 is monitored by the monitor TV.
Observe at 37 and make the same judgment. As a result, if it is determined that the printing is unnecessary (NP), another operation key is pressed and one frame is further fed, and the next frame No. 3 is observed on the monitor television 37 and judged. And as a result, the baking piece (P)
When it is determined that the marker is pressed by pressing the operation key B1 as described above.
The mark M3 is attached to the outside of the screen by 211. Like the mark M2, the mark M3 may have one or more perforations filled therein. The mark M3 can be recognized on the monitor television 37 similarly to the mark M2.

In the same manner, the mark M4 is marked on the frame of frame number 4 as a burning frame (P), and no mark is marked on the frames of frame numbers 5 and 6 as a frame not requiring burning (NP). become. Of course, the mark M4 can be recognized on the monitor television 37 at the same time.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, in the case of the burning unnecessary frame designation mode, if the frame of the frame number 1 is judged to be the burning frame (P), it is in the burning unnecessary frame designation mode. It cannot be marked. Then, for the frames of the frame numbers 2, 5 and 6 which are determined to be the frames that do not require burning (NP), the frames that do not require burning (N
As P), the operation key B2 is pressed in exactly the same manner as described above, and the marks M3, M4, M5 are attached to the outside of the screen by the marker 211. Then, as in the case described above, the mark M
3, M4 and M5 may be ones in which one or more perforations are filled. And of course monitor TV
At 37, these marks can be recognized at the same time as the screen.

Next, a description will be given of the printing by the photographic printing apparatus 1 using the mark in the designated mode and the film in which the designated frame is marked in the designated mode as described above.

The film NF with the above marks is fed by the frame feed roller R1 and is narrowly supported by the negative masks 151 and 152 as in the case of the above description.
And in the middle of the above feeding, the lamp house 111
The marks on the film NF are detected by the mark sensors 231 and 232 by the light beams from the light source 11 which are bent by the mirrors 221 and 222.

Mark sensor 23 as mark reading means
The signals 1 and 232 are sent to the signal reading unit 32, and the control unit 30 determines whether the designated mode is the burning designated mode or the burning unnecessary frame designated mode. That is, as described above, the film N
When the mark M1 is detected at the leading edge of F, the printing frame designation mode is determined, and when the marks M1 and M2 are detected at the leading edge of the film NF, the printing unnecessary frame designation mode is determined. When the printing frame designation mode is determined, only the frame designated as the printing frame by the above signal is exposed to the color paper CP and printing is performed. When it is determined that the printing unnecessary frame designation mode is selected, the above-mentioned exposure is applied to the color paper CP to print only the frames other than those designated as the printing unnecessary frame by the above signal.

If the film is judged to be a photographing error by the above-mentioned image recognition means, the frame is not designated when the film is in the frame designated mode, and is not required when the film is in the frame not designated mode. Since it is designated as a piece, that piece will not be burned.

When the printing is performed, the printing is performed based on the read mark information, the order information from the customer, the correction information obtained by collating the printing information such as the printing conditions, and the like. Is configured to calculate a charge based on this correction information and output a receipt. Furthermore, the receipt or the back side of the photographic paper (40 is the printing section on the back side of the photographic paper)
Printing information such as the number of printing frames, number of printings, printing size, unit price, printing conditions, etc. is printed, and these printings can also be printed on custom bags. It is considered to receive it.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the photographic printing apparatus of the present invention.

From N1 to N10, the operator selects the printing frame designation mode or the printing unnecessary frame designation mode by the photographic printing apparatus to designate the mark of the designated mode on the film and the printing frame or the printing unnecessary frame according to the designated mode. The image recognizing means has a function to select an image by adding a mark or a mark to prevent printing when an abnormal image or an image having a density equal to or higher than a predetermined density is recognized by the image recognition means.

Then, from N11 to N22, the above marks are read, and when the burning frame designation mode is selected, the designated burning frame is burned, and when the burning unnecessary frame designation mode is performed, the undesignated frames are burned. Mark information when printing on
The function of printing is shown by the information corrected by collating the order information and the printing conditions.

From N23 to N25, the charge is calculated based on the correction information actually printed, and various materials such as the mark information, the order information, and the printing conditions are printed on the receipt and given to the customer to send the intention to the customer. It is shown that the customer is convinced that he / she is trying to make prints that are convincing.

[0050]

According to the present invention, the frame to be printed and the frame not to be printed are accurately detected and designated, the film and the frame are definitely selected by the photo printing apparatus, sorted, and actually printed for the order. A photographic printing apparatus has been provided in which information, that is, print information is corrected and printed, and a print receipt is printed together with various print information to make a print satisfying the customer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a photographic printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of how to attach a mark to a film according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a photographic printing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Photo printing device 21 Marking means 211,212 Marker 231,232 mark sensor 25 color scanner 37 monitor tv 40 Printing section B1, B2 operation keys CP color paper NF film

Claims (14)

(57) [Claims] 1. Information on a baking frame or a non-printing frame is attached to a developed photographic film (hereinafter referred to as film) or a photographic film piece (hereinafter referred to as film) cut into a predetermined number of frames by marking means. ,
A photographic printing method in which a printing process is sorted by reading marks marked by the marking means, wherein a printing frame designation mode or a non- printing frame designation is performed at the leading edge of the film or both edges of the leading edge or the trailing edge or the trailing edge of the film. Whether the mode is the presence or absence of a mark or the difference in the marking pattern
For each frame of the film, in the case of the printing frame designation mode, the designation of the printing frame is made, and in the case of the printing unnecessary frame designation mode, the printing unnecessary frame
By performing the designation of the marking, the in baking frame specified mode and baked only the marking designated frame, the baking is unnecessary frame specified mode baked except frame specified marking actually baked order information baking A photographic printing method, characterized in that a charge is calculated based on the correction information corrected by the information, and the information of the printing frame or the printing unnecessary frame , order information, and printing conditions are printed on a receipt. 2. The photographic printing method according to claim 1, wherein the mark is visible, and the mark can be returned to its original state only by removing the attached mark. 3. The photographic printing method according to claim 1, wherein the mark is provided outside the screen of the film. 4. The photographic printing method according to claim 1, wherein the mark is configured to fill one or more perforations of the film. 5. A photographic printing apparatus which has a means for marking information of a printing frame or a frame not to be printed on a film after development by a marking means, and a means for reading a mark marked by the marking means, and which sorts a baking process according to a marking pattern. there, it is determined whether the tip or distal ends or rear end, or the presence or absence of the mark definitive across the rear end or the marking pattern differences by baking frame specified mode or baking required frame specified mode of the film, each of said film Read the marking on the piece or the marking not designated for burning, burn only the designated marking in the burning designated mode, and burn other than the designated marking in the burning unnecessary designated mode, the fee calculated on the basis of the corrected information was fixed in the baking information actually baked the order information <br/> information of the baking frame or baking required piece, order information, photographic printing apparatus characterized by comprising means for printing a printing condition on the receipt. 6. When the image recognizing means for recognizing the photographing screen of the film recognizes an image of a predetermined pattern or a screen having a predetermined density or higher or lower than the predetermined density, if the print designation mode is confirmed, the print is performed. In the frame designating mode, it is possible to automatically attach the mark to the frame other than the recognized frame by the marking means in the printing unnecessary frame designating mode by the marking means. Item 5
Photographic printing device described. 7. The pattern or density value of the image can be arbitrarily selected by an operator of the photographic printing apparatus as a printing piece or a printing unnecessary piece. Photographic printing device described. 8. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 5, 6 or 7, wherein the mark is visible and can be restored to its original state only by removing the attached mark. . 9. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 5, 6, 7 or 8, wherein the mark is provided outside the screen of the film. 10. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, wherein the mark fills one or more perforations of the film. 11. The screen of the film frame is observed on a monitor, and when the printing frame or the printing unnecessary frame is designated, the mark of the designated frame can also be recognized on the monitor at the same time. Photographic printing device described. 12. The mark is read by a reading means, and the information of the mark is sent to a collating means, and order information such as the number of prints and the print size for each print frame, which is input by the input means, and the print conditions such as print conditions. The information is stored in the storage means, the information of the mark is collated by the collating means, the order information is corrected, the printing process is executed based on the corrected information, and the charge is calculated based on the corrected information. Along with this, the correction information is printed on a back surface of a receipt or photographic paper and output.
Photographic printing device described. 13. The back side of the receipt or photographic paper is automatically printed with the frame number and / or the number of frames and / or the size and / or unit price and / or the conditions for printing and / or the charge calculation. 13. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 12, which prints. 14. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the printing can be performed on an order bag.