JPH07261286A - Index printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an index printer capable of printing information previously recorded on photographic film at least on the back surface of the index print. CONSTITUTION:This printer is provided with an image reading mechanism 22 for reading the image photographed on the photosensitive emulsion layer of the film 1 having the photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer, an index printing mechanism 24 for printing the image data read by the mechanism 22 on one or plural sheets of paper, a magnetic information reading mechanism 22 for reading the information previously recorded on the magnetic recording layer, a printing mechanism 23 for printing the information read by the mechanism 22 at least on the back surface of the index print produced by the mechanism 24, and an optical information reading mechanism 22 for reading the information previously recorded on the photosensitive emulsion layer so that it can be optically read.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index printer. More specifically, the present invention relates to an index printer capable of printing information recorded on each layer of a photographic film having a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer on the back surface of the index print or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional index printer, an image recorded on a photosensitive emulsion layer of a film is read by an image reading mechanism, and an image for one film is printed as one or a plurality of sheets to produce an index print. ing. At this time, information such as the frame number is printed on the surface of the index print together with the image.

[0003]

However, in recent years,
A film having a magnetic recording layer has been proposed. In addition to the frame number as well as the information of the print format (whether the image is taken in normal, panorama or high definition), such a magnetic recording layer is provided. It is also possible to record textual information such as the shooting location and date and time, and information about the shooting situation such as shutter speed, aperture value, and zoom value. Therefore, if all of this information is printed on the surface of the index print with a thermal transfer printer, etc., there will be a problem that the printed image will be large in places where the image per frame is small and difficult to see .

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an index printer capable of printing information recorded in advance on a photographic film on at least the back surface of the index print.

[0005]

The index printer of the present invention comprises: (a) an image reading mechanism for reading an image recorded on the photosensitive emulsion layer of a film having a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer; (B) an index print mechanism for printing the image data read by the image reading mechanism on one or a plurality of sheets, and (c) a magnetic information reading mechanism for reading information previously recorded in the magnetic recording layer. And (d) a printing mechanism for printing the information read by the magnetic information reading mechanism on at least the back surface of the index print produced by the index printing mechanism.

Further, it is preferable to include an optical information reading mechanism for reading information previously recorded in the light-sensitive emulsion layer so as to be optically readable.

[0007]

In the index printer of the present invention, the image read mechanism reads the image photographed on the photosensitive emulsion layer,
The information recorded on the magnetic recording layer is read by the magnetic information reading mechanism. The index printing mechanism prints the image read by the image reading mechanism on one or more sheets, and the printing mechanism prints the information read by the magnetic information reading mechanism on at least the back surface of the index print.

When the optical information reading mechanism is provided, the information previously recorded in the photosensitive emulsion layer of the film can be read and the information can be printed by the printing mechanism.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The index printer of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a photographic film having a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of an index printer of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the index printer, FIG. 4 is a side view showing the printing mechanism of the present invention, FIGS. 5 and 6 are examples of printing on the front side of the index print, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are the back side of the index print. 9 is a control diagram of the index printer of the present invention.

First, an example of a film to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. Film 1 is a conventional image 2
Has a magnetic recording layer 4 in addition to the light-sensitive emulsion layer 3 in which is photographed. A bar god 10 is burned into the photosensitive emulsion layer 3 at the factory when the film is manufactured, and an optically readable mark 5,
6, 7, 8 and 9 are burned with the image by the camera at the time of shooting. Necessary information is recorded on the magnetic recording layer 4 by a writing device provided in a film factory, a developing place, a camera or the like. The information to be recorded is various information such as when manufacturing a film, when taking a picture, when receiving a DPE, when developing and printing.

For example, a film type, a film ID, and the like are written in the leading end 11 of the film 1, but such information of the entire film is recorded in the film leading end 12 of the magnetic recording layer 4, and the image is recorded. In the bottom 13 of 2, the information at the time of shooting of each image 2 is recorded. Further, the marks 5, 6, and 7 are for designating a print format (whether to print in normal, panoramic, or high-definition size), and are printed by the camera when the photographer selects. That is, mark 8
Indicates the normal print, and the mark 9 indicates the panorama print. Information such as film type and frame number is written in the barcode 10. The numeral 14 on the image 2 indicates the frame number.

The following is an example of information to be written on the film at the time of film production, photography, DPE acceptance, development / print processing.

First, as the information input at the time of manufacturing the film, there are a film ID, a manufacturing lot number, a film type (type, ISO sensitivity, number of sheets, frame No., latitude), a manufacturing date, a manufacturing place and the like.

Information input by the camera at the time of taking a photograph includes print format (normal, panoramic, or high-definition size).
In addition to printing instructions, text information such as shooting location and date / time, shutter speed, aperture value,
There are information such as a back print instruction and a front print instruction such as a lens used, a zoom value, a flash use, a focus distance, a shooting condition such as a light source, and whether to print these information on a front side or a back side of a photograph.

The information input when the DPE is accepted is
Customer name, customer phone number, customer ID number, reception date and time, finishing time (super limited express, limited express), finish date and time, agency ID number, agency instruction, print size, print edge instruction,
Service methods (development only, simultaneous printing, etc.), print quality, number of prints, back print instruction, front print instruction, etc.

The information input during development / print processing includes the name of the developing station for the developed print, the print printer ID, the date and time of print, and the print data printed (print size, number of prints, print correction information, reprint information, etc.). , There are comments, etc.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an embodiment of the index printer of the present invention. The index printer 21 includes a reading unit 22 and a printer unit 23. The reading unit 22 includes the film 1 shown in FIG.
Image reading mechanism and optical information reading mechanism for reading the image 2 recorded in the photosensitive emulsion layer 3 or the information 5-10 recorded in an optically readable manner, and recorded in the magnetic recording layer 4. A magnetic information reading mechanism for reading information is internally provided. It is preferable that both the optical information reading mechanism and the magnetic information reading mechanism are provided so that the recorded information of both the photosensitive emulsion layer 3 and the magnetic recording layer 4 can be read, but it is also possible to read only one of them, which is cost-intensive. It is preferable from the aspect. Then, the read image and information are laid out by the control unit, which will be described later, and printed out on the front surface and the back surface of the paper by the printer unit 23. In addition, 25 is a film insertion part, 2
6 is a film discharge port, 27 is a monitor, 28 is a display mode changeover switch, 29 is a print mode changeover switch, 30
Is an index print mode changeover switch.

The internal structure of the reading unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 31 is a magnetic head (magnetic information reading mechanism) for reading the recording on the magnetic recording layer 4, and the sensor 32 and the light emitting diode 33 for reading the recording on the photosensitive emulsion layer 3 constitute an optical information reading mechanism 34. The image reading mechanism 35 includes a lamp 36, a lens 37, and a line CCD 38. The image 2 of the film 1 is read by the line CCD 38.

Numerals 41 to 43 are film transporting mechanisms, and when the film 1 is inserted into the film insertion opening 25 shown in FIG. 2, the film detection sensor 41 detects the film 1 and the motor 42 rotates to rotate the film feed roller 43. The film 1 is conveyed by and the film 1 is sent out to the film discharge port 26 shown in FIG.

The recording information recorded on the magnetic recording layer 4 is converted into an electric signal by passing through the magnetic head 31 and sent to a control unit described later. Further, the optically readable information detected by the sensor 32 is also converted into an electric signal and sent to the control unit.

The internal structure of the printer unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG. As the index printer of the present invention, it is preferable to use dot impact printing for information such as characters to be printed on the front surface side including an image by the thermal sublimation printing method and to be printed on the back surface side thereof, but not limited to this. Instead of printing, the surface side including the image may be printed by an inkjet method, a dry silver salt photographic method, or the like.

The printer section 23 of FIG. 4 prints on the front side containing an image with the thermal sublimation print head 51 and the thermal sublimation ink ribbon 52, and prints on the back side with the print head 53 and the print ink ribbon 54. 55 is a paper before printing, 56 is a paper feed roller, and 57 is a paper guide. In particular, since the print head 53 and the print ink ribbon 54 are provided, not only the image can be printed on the index print 24, but also various information can be printed on the back side thereof in a large amount.

Next, specific examples of index prints that can be printed by the index printer of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, images are properly arranged and printed on the front side of the index print. In FIG. 5, the shutter speed, aperture value, shooting date and time, etc. are printed below the image, and in FIG. 6, the image is laid out so that the image becomes as large as possible simply by adding the frame number. The front side is shown in FIG.
The index print mode changeover switch 30 is used to switch the setting.

7 and 8 show the back side of the index print, on which character information is printed. FIG. 7 is FIG.
Further, the character information is printed in a frame partitioned into the same layout as the front side of the index print shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is the character information printed in the order of frame numbers. The print mode changeover switch 29 is used to switch the back side between FIG. 7 and FIG.

Further, the index printer 2 of the present invention
1 is provided with a monitor 27 and a display mode changeover switch 28 for switching the display of the monitor 27, and the image and character information read by the reading unit 22 and laid out by the control unit can be displayed on the monitor 27 for confirmation.

FIG. 9 is a control diagram of the index printer of the present invention.

An image of a plurality of frames of the film 1 is read from the film 1 by the line CCD 38, and an index print 24 is created by printing one or a plurality of images of the plurality of frames based on the read image data and the read record information. . Index print 24 shows the scanned image 2
And the size of the paper 55 to be printed are appropriately laid out in the controller.

The memory stores an example of a print layout according to the number of images 2 and the size of the paper 55, and it is preferable that the layout and character information displayed on the monitor can be appropriately changed by a keyboard. . Also, the size of the characters to be printed can be appropriately designated by a keyboard or the like according to the amount of information to be printed on the back side.

The various kinds of film information described above can be printed only on the back surface of the index print so that only the image is printed on the front side. In this case more space for the image can be taken. In this specification,
"At least on the back surface" includes both printing on the back surface and printing on a part of the back surface.

[0032]

Since the index printer of the present invention can print a large amount of information recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the film on the back surface of the index print, the frame image on the front side can be enlarged. Also, since the space on the back side can be used largely, it is possible to print in large characters and the characters are not difficult to see.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a photographic film having a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the index printer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective explanatory view showing an internal configuration of the index printer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating a printing mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of printing on the front surface side of index printing.

FIG. 6 is an example of printing on the front surface side of index printing.

FIG. 7 is an example of printing on the back side of the index print.

FIG. 8 is an example of printing on the back side of the index print.

FIG. 9 is a control diagram of the index printer of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 film 2 image 3 photosensitive emulsion layer 4 magnetic recording layer 21 index printer 22 reading unit 23 printer unit 24 index print 31 magnetic head (magnetic information reading mechanism) 34 optical information reading mechanism 35 image reading mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image reading mechanism for (a) a film having a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer for reading an image photographed on the photosensitive emulsion layer, and (b) an image read by the image reading mechanism. An index printing mechanism for printing data on one or a plurality of sheets, (c) a magnetic information reading mechanism for reading information previously recorded in the magnetic recording layer, and (d) fabrication by the index printing mechanism. An index printer comprising a printing mechanism for printing the information read by the magnetic information reading mechanism on at least the back surface of the index print. 2. The index printer according to claim 1, further comprising an optical information reading mechanism for reading information previously recorded in the light-sensitive emulsion layer so as to be optically readable.