KR20030028037A - apparatus and method for exposure after processing digital photograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital photograph exposing apparatus and method are provided to develop color pictures at a low price and reduce the manufacturing costs of the digital photograph exposing apparatus. CONSTITUTION: A digital photograph exposing apparatus includes an exposure controller(A) and an exposer(B). The exposure controller digitalizes the image of an object to convert the image into image information, inverses the image information and converts the inversed image information into black and white image information. The exposer transmits red, green and blue to the black and white image information from the exposure controller and synthesizes the red, green and blue image information to expose the information on a print paper. The image of the object is a digital file corresponding to a scanned image of a color filter and/or color picture.

Description

Apparatus and method for exposure after processing digital photograph}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a digital photo exposure apparatus and method, and in particular, it uses a conventional silver dye photoprinter as it is, and inverses digital image information obtained by scanning an image of a subject or digital image information captured by a digital camera or digital camcorder. converts to black and white digital image information and displays it on a plurality of image information displays, and transmits each of R, G, and B through the backlight of the plurality of image information displays, and then synthesizes colors. A digital photographic exposure apparatus and method for exposing image information to photo paper to develop color photographs at low cost.

Conventional techniques for outputting digital photographs use a dye submilation printer and an inkjet printer to output photographs. The dye sublimation method is a method of heating a thermal transfer head to a high temperature of about 400 degrees to sublimate the dye directly from a solid to a gas and diffusing it onto a paper. It is very suitable for printing high resolution images.

In addition, there is a method of using a digital photograph output device capable of outputting a digital photograph through a laser or an optical fiber for outputting a digital photograph.

However, when using such inkjet or dye submilation printers, the printing cost of the photo is very high (4-5 times the silver salt method), and the output productivity is very low (1/100 of the silver salt method). Photo-printers are very expensive (about 200 million won) and are difficult to generalize.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, using the conventional silver dye photoprinter as it is, the digital image information of the image of the image taken by the subject, or digital image information captured by a digital camera or digital camcorder Converts to black and white digital image information and displays it on a plurality of image information displays, and transmits each of R, G, and B through the backlight of the plurality of image information displays, and then combines them. It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital photographic exposure apparatus and method for exposing color image information to photo paper so that color photographs can be developed at a low price.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an exposure unit of FIG. 1; FIG.

3A and 3B are flowcharts illustrating a digital photo exposure method of FIG. 1.

4 shows another embodiment of a digital photographic exposure apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

A: exposure control device B: exposure device

101: control unit 102: memory unit

103: display unit 104: signal input unit

105: film scanning unit 106: color photo scanning unit

107: first interface portion 108: exposure portion

109: developing unit 110: photo output unit

104: coin recognition unit 105: money recognition unit

110: second interface unit

11 to 13: first to third image information display units

14 Lamp 15, 17, 23: First to third mirror

16, 18: 1st and 2nd filter 19, 20: 3rd and 4th filter

21, 23: 5th and 6th filter 24: Prism

25 lens 26 photo paper

A feature of the digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to convert the image on which the subject is photographed into image information, and then inverse the image information to black and white. And the red (R), the green (G), and the blue (B) are transmitted through the exposure control device for converting the image information into the image information and outputting the black and white image information from the exposure control device. And an exposure apparatus which synthesizes the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image information and exposes the photo paper on the photo paper.

The image of the subject may be a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned image of the color film and / or the color photograph.

The image of the subject is another feature of the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

The exposure control apparatus controls the entire block configuration, converts the image of the subject into digital information, converts the image into image information, and then inverses a certain program for developing by exposing and image information selected on the constant program, and then black and white. A control unit for converting and outputting the image information of (Black and White), an operation program of the control unit, a schedule program for converting the image of the subject taken into digital image information, and then exposing and developing the image information, and a memory for storing the image information. A display unit for displaying an operating program, schedule program, and image information according to a control signal of the controller; and selecting a schedule program from the operating program displayed on the display unit, and selecting environment settings and image information of the selected schedule program. doing That by scanning the image subject is taken according to a signal input and a control signal of the controller is configured to include a scanning film to convert the image information is to a further feature.

The exposure control device interfaces a color photograph scanning unit for directly scanning a color photograph, an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown), or a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated network. Another feature is that it further comprises each or all of the first interface unit for downloading or uploading a digital file.

The exposure apparatus converts black and white image information output from the exposure control apparatus into red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image information, and then synthesizes and exposes color image information. And a photo output unit for outputting a color photograph developed by the developing unit, and a developing unit for developing a color photograph corresponding to the color image information exposed by the exposure unit. .

The exposure unit includes first to third image information display units displaying image information of black and white output from the controller, and white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B). A first lamp configured to totally reflect white light including red lamps R, green G, and blue B output from the lamps, and totally reflected from the first mirrors. Among the white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B), a first filter which reflects green (G) and blue (B) and transmits red (R), and transmits from the first filter A second mirror which totally reflects the red R, a second filter which transmits the red R totally reflected from the second mirror to the backlight of the first image information display unit, and a red reflected from the first mirror ( R), green (G), blue (B) containing white light red (R) reflects, green (G), blue (B) to transmit A third filter, a fourth filter for reflecting blue (B) of green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter, and transmitting green (G) through a backlight of the second image information display unit; Among the green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter, the green (G) is reflected, and the blue (B) is transmitted through the fifth filter and the blue (B) transmitted from the fifth filter is total reflection And a sixth filter configured to transmit B totally reflected from the third mirror to the backlight of the third image information display unit, and an image of black and white displayed on the first image information display unit. Red (R) image information according to the red (R) backlight transmitted from the second filter and black and white image information displayed on the second image information display unit are transmitted from the fourth filter. According to the backlight of the green (G) The blue (B) image information according to the backlight of the green (B) transmitted from the sixth filter is displayed on the lean (G) image information and the black and white image information displayed on the third image information display unit. A prism that transmits image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) by combining, and transmits image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) transmitted from the prism. Another feature of the present invention is to include a lens for focusing and exposing an image onto a photo paper having a specific distance.

The exposure apparatus recognizes a coin inserted by the user and then transfers the corresponding information to the controller, and a coin recognition unit that recognizes the money inserted by the user and transmits the corresponding information to the controller And a second interface unit for interfacing the memory card (not shown) of the digital camera or the digital camcorder.

Another feature of the digital photographic exposure apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a general program for the overall control of the block configuration and a constant program for digitizing and converting the image of the image taken by the subject and then exposed and developed A control unit which inverses the selected image information on the schedule program and converts the image information into black and white image information, and outputs the image information of the control program, the operating program of the control unit, and the subject and converts the image information into image information. And a memory for storing a schedule program and image information for exposure and development, a display unit for displaying an operation program, schedule program and image information according to a control signal of the controller, and an operation program displayed on the display unit. Schedule programs from A signal input unit for selecting environment settings and image information of a selected and selected schedule program, a film scanning unit for scanning an image of a subject and converting it into image information according to a control signal of the controller, and a black and white output from the controller It is another aspect of the present invention to include an exposure unit that converts white and black image information into red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image information, and then synthesizes and exposes color image information. .

The image of the subject is another feature of the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned image of the color film and / or color photograph.

The image of the subject is another feature of the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

The image of the subject is another feature of the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned image of the color film and / or color photograph.

The image of the subject is another feature of the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

Another feature of the digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a color photo scanning unit for directly scanning a color photo, and stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) It further comprises a first interface unit for interfacing the image taken by the subject or downloading or uploading the digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network or a dedicated network, wherein the communication network uses any one of a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated line. It is.

Another feature of the digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a coin recognition unit for recognizing a coin inserted by the user and transmitting the corresponding information to the controller, and inserted by the user And a currency recognition unit for recognizing money and transmitting corresponding information to the controller, and each or all of the second interface unit for interfacing the memory card of the digital camera or digital camcorder. It is.

The exposure unit includes first to third image information display units displaying image information of black and white output from the controller, and white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B). A first lamp configured to totally reflect white light including red lamps R, green G, and blue B output from the lamps, and totally reflected from the first mirrors. Among the white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B), a first filter which reflects green (G) and blue (B) and transmits red (R), and transmits from the first filter A second mirror which totally reflects the red R, a second filter which transmits the red R totally reflected from the second mirror to the backlight of the first image information display unit, and a red reflected from the first mirror ( Among the white light including R), green (G), and blue (B), red (R) reflects, and green (G) and blue (B) transmits A third filter, a fourth filter for reflecting blue (B) of green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter, and transmitting green (G) through a backlight of the second image information display unit; Among the green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter, the green (G) is reflected, and the blue (B) is transmitted through the fifth filter and the blue (B) transmitted from the fifth filter is total reflection And a sixth filter for transmitting the blue (B) totally reflected from the third mirror to the backlight of the third image information display unit, and a black and white displayed on the first image information display unit. Image information of the red (R) according to the backlight of the red (R) transmitted from the second filter and black and white image information displayed on the second image information display unit. In the backlight of green (G) transmitted from the filter Blue (B) image information according to the backlight of blue (B) transmitted from the sixth filter with black and white image information and black and white image information displayed on the third image information display unit. To transmit the image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), and transmit the image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) transmitted from the prism. And a lens for focusing and exposing an image onto a photo paper at a specific distance, wherein the image information display unit is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

Features of the digital photographic exposure method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, (a) converting the image taken by the subject into digital image information and then inverse (inverse) the converted digital image information, ( b) generating first basic color plate information with the changed digital image information after changing certain elements of the digital image information inversed in step (a), and (c) changing the step (b) Setting a first standard value from the digital image information and the generated first basic color plate information and automatically correcting a difference between the digital image information inversed in step (a), and (d) the (b) Searching whether to further correct the first basic color plate information generated in step); and (e) if the first basic color plate information is not further corrected in the search result of step (d). b) Synthesizing the first basic color plate information generated in the step and the digital image information automatically corrected in the step (c); and (f) further correcting the first basic color plate information of the search result in the step (e). And further adjusting the color plate information to generate the second basic color plate information, and then setting the second standard value from the generated second basic color plate information and the digital image information changed in step (b), and (g 2) The second standard value automatically corrected and the second standard value generated in step (f) after automatically correcting a difference between the digital image information inversed in step (a) and the second standard value set in step (f). 2) synthesizing the basic color plate information, and (h) converting the digital image information synthesized in (e) or (g) to black and white digital image information and then converting the digital Image information Displaying each of the plurality of image information display units in the plurality of exposure units, and (i) transmitting red (R), green (G), and blue (B), respectively, through the backlight of the image information display unit in step (h). And synthesizing the color image information and then exposing the synthesized color image information to photo paper for development.

The image of the subject taken in step (a) is another feature of a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned image of the color film and / or the color photograph.

In another aspect of the present invention, the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

In the step (a), the image in which the subject is photographed is red (R), green (G), blue (B), cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), gamma, and contrast. It is another feature to change the brightness, the saturation, the hue, the sharpness.

In the step (b), the basic color plate information is composed of basic color plate information of each of red (R), green (G), and blue (B).

The basic color plate addition correction in the step (f) is another feature of correcting any one of the basic color plate information of each of red (R), green (G), and blue (B).

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a digital photo exposure apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a digital photographic exposure apparatus according to the present invention, which is composed of an exposure control apparatus A and an exposure apparatus B, and can be installed at a predetermined place such as a developer. The exposure control device A includes a control unit 101, a memory unit 102, a display unit 103, a signal input unit 104, a film scanning unit 105, and a color photograph scanning unit 106. And the first interface unit 107, and the exposure apparatus B includes the exposure unit 108, the developing unit 109, and the photo output unit 110.

The control unit 101 controls the overall block configuration, converts the image of the subject into a digital image, converts the image into image information, and then inverses the schedule program for developing and exposing the digital image information selected on the schedule program. It is converted to digital image information of Black and White and output. The image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to a color film and / or a scanned image of a color photograph. The image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

The memory unit 102 includes an operating program of the controller 101, a predetermined program for digitizing an image of a subject, converting it into image information, and then exposing and developing the image. The image of the subject is a color film and / or a color photograph. The digital files (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned images of are stored. In addition, the memory unit 102 stores stored and / or downloaded digital files (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.).

The display unit 103 displays an operating program, a schedule program, a plurality of digital files and digital image information according to the control signal of the control unit 101.

The user selects a schedule program from the operating program displayed on the display unit 103 using the signal input unit 104 and then sets the environment of the selected schedule program, and selects one or more of a plurality of digital files A signal for selecting and controlling image information is input.

The film scanning unit 105 scans an image on which a subject is taken according to a control signal of the controller 101 and converts the image into digital image information. The image of the subject is a film.

The color picture scanning unit 106 scans an image on which a subject is taken according to a control signal of the controller 101 and converts the image to digital image information. The image of the subject is a color photograph.

The first interface unit 107 interfaces an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) or downloads or uploads a digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high-speed communication network, or a dedicated network. .

The exposure unit 108 displays black and white digital image information output from the control unit 101, and then red (hereinafter, referred to as R) and green (hereinafter, referred to as G). And blue (hereinafter, abbreviated as B) to transmit and synthesize each of the color image information on the photo paper 26.

The developing unit 109 develops a color photograph corresponding to the color image information exposed by the exposure unit 108 according to the control signal of the control unit 101.

The photo output unit 110 outputs a color photograph developed by the developing unit 109 according to a control signal of the controller 101.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the exposure unit of FIG. 1, wherein the first to third image information display units 11 to 13, the lamp 14, and the first to third mirrors 15, 17, 23, first to third filters 16, 20 and 22, fourth to sixth filters 18, 21 and 24, prism 19, lens 25 and photo paper 26 It consists of.

The first to third image information display units 11 to 13 display image information of black and white output from the control unit 101, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). )to be.

The lamp 14 outputs white light including R, G, and B.

The first mirror 15 totally reflects white light including R, G, and B output from the lamp 14.

The first filter 16 reflects G and B of white light including R, G, and B totally reflected from the first mirror 15, and transmits R.

The second mirror 17 totally reflects R transmitted from the first filter 16.

The second filter 18 transmits R totally reflected from the second mirror 17 to the backlight of the first image information display unit 11.

The third filter 19 reflects R of white light including R, G, and B reflected from the first mirror 15, and transmits G and B.

The fourth filter 20 reflects B of G and B transmitted from the third filter 19 and transmits G to the backlight of the second image information display unit 12.

The fifth filter 21 reflects G and B transmitted from the third filter 19 and transmits B.

The third mirror 22 totally reflects B transmitted from the fifth filter 21.

The sixth filter 23 transmits B totally reflected from the third mirror 22 to the backlight of the third image information display unit 13.

The prism 24 has the R image information according to the backlight of R transmitted from the second filter 18 and the black and white image information displayed on the first image information display unit 11; G image information and the third image information display unit 13 according to the backlight of G transmitted from the fourth filter 20 based on the black and white image information displayed on the second image information display unit 12. (B) synthesizes B image information according to the backlight of B transmitted from the sixth filter 23 and transmits the color image information of R, G, and B.

The lens 25 transmits the color image information of R, G, and B transmitted from the prism 24 to focus and expose the image so as to form an image on the photo paper 26 having a specific distance.

3A and 3B are flowcharts illustrating the digital photo exposure method of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention. For example, the photo development vending machine is installed at a predetermined place. Possible, and the same reference numerals and components shown in Figure 1 is configured to further include a coin recognition unit 111, a currency recognition unit 112, and a second interface unit 113,

The coin recognition unit 111 and the currency recognition unit 112 recognizes coins or currency inserted by the user, respectively, and transmits corresponding information to the control unit 101.

The second interface unit 113 interfaces the memory card of the digital camera or the digital camcorder.

The digital photo exposure apparatus and method according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 as follows.

First, when the manager supplies power to the exposure control device A and the exposure device B installed at a predetermined place such as a laboratory, the control unit 101 of the exposure control device A as shown in FIG. The operating program stored in the 102 is displayed on the display unit 103.

In such a state, the administrator digitizes the image of the subject, converts the image into image information, activates a schedule program for exposing and developing the image, and performs the configuration to display the schedule program. The image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to a color film and / or a scanned image of a color photograph. The image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image.

Then, when the manager who is going to develop the color film on which the subject is photographed inserts the color film into the film scanning unit 105 of the exposure control apparatus A, the film scanning unit 105 scans the inserted color film to digitally image. Information is converted (S1), and the control unit 101 stores the digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the image information in the memory unit 102, and the display unit 103. ) Will be displayed in the schedule area of the schedule program.

In addition, when developing a color photograph of a subject, the administrator inserts the color photograph into the color photograph scanning unit 106 in the exposure control device A, and the color photograph scanning unit 106 inserts the color photograph. To convert the image into digital image information, and the controller 101 stores a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the image information in the memory unit 102, and also displays the display unit. It is displayed on the constant area of the schedule program activated at 103.

In addition, when an administrator attempts to develop an image of a subject taken by a digital camera or a digital camcorder, when an administrator connects the first interface unit 107 to the digital camera or the digital camcorder, the controller 101 stores the digital camera or the digital camcorder. The image on which the subject is photographed is interfaced and stored in the memory unit 102 and then displayed on the activated schedule program.

In addition, when attempting to download and develop image information from the Internet through a communication network such as a modem, a high-speed communication network or a dedicated line, the controller 101 accesses the Internet through the first interface unit 107 and then accesses a desired site or homepage. By downloading the desired image information and storing it in the memory unit 102 is displayed on the activated schedule program.

Then, the manager checks the displayed image information in order to develop a digital file which is scanned by the film scanning unit 105 and stored in the memory unit 102, and then selects the number of development, development size, etc. through the signal input unit 106. When the control unit 101 reads the digital file, which is image information corresponding to the selected color film, from the memory unit 102 and then inverses it (S2). The reason for the inverse of the image information is to give an effect such as exposing white light directly to the color film.

Subsequently, the control unit 101 performs R, G, B, cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), gamma, contrast, and the like of the digital image information inversed in step S2. Brightness, saturation, Hue and Sharpness are changed (S3), and based on R, G and B from the changed digital image information, 1 generates basic color plate information (S4).

The controller 101 sets a first standard value from the digital image information changed in the step S3 and the first basic color plate information generated in the step S4 (S5), and then the digital inversed in the step S2. The difference between the image information and the first standard value set in step S5 is automatically corrected (S6).

After automatically correcting the digital image information in step S6, the administrator detects whether an additional correction signal of the first basic color plate information generated in step S4 is detected (S7), and further corrects the signal through the signal input unit 104 from the manager. If there is no signal, the controller 101 synthesizes the first basic color plate information generated in the step S4 and the digital image information automatically corrected in the step S6 (S8) and then combines the synthesized digital image information in black and white (Black). and white) to digital image information (S9).

Subsequently, the controller 101 displays the digital image information of the black and white converted in the step S9 on the first to third image information display units 11 to 13 in the exposure unit 108, respectively.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the lamp 14 in the exposure apparatus B receives power in response to a control signal or a power switch on of the controller 101 so that R, G, and B The included white light is output.

Then, the first mirror 15 totally reflects white light including R, G, and B output from the lamp 14, and the first filter 16 totally reflects from the first mirror 15. Of the white light including R, G, and B, G and B are reflected and R is transmitted. Subsequently, the second mirror 17 totally reflects R transmitted from the first filter 16, and the second filter 18 reflects R totally reflected from the second mirror 17 to the first image information display unit. The light is transmitted through the backlight of (11).

The third filter 19 reflects R of white light including R, G, and B reflected from the first mirror 15, and transmits G and B, and the fourth filter 20 transmits the B of G and B transmitted from the third filter 19 is reflected, and G is transmitted through the backlight of the second image information display unit 12.

In addition, the fifth filter 21 reflects G, B transmitted from the third filter 19, and transmits B, and the third mirror 22 from the fifth filter 21. The transmitted B is totally reflected, and the sixth filter 23 transmits B totally reflected from the third mirror 22 to the backlight of the third image information display unit 13.

Accordingly, the prism 24 may display the black and white image information displayed on the first image information display unit 11 according to the R image information according to the backlight of R transmitted from the second filter 18, G image information according to the backlight of G transmitted from the fourth filter 20 and black image information of the black and white image displayed on the second image information display unit 12 and the third image information display unit ( 13 and B image information according to the backlight of B transmitted from the sixth filter 23 is transmitted through the black and white image information displayed on the black and white to transmit the color image information of R, G, and B. .

That is, the prism 24 is configured to display the image information of the black and white (Black and White) displayed on the first image information display unit 11 according to the R image information according to the backlight of R transmitted from the second filter 18, G image information according to the backlight of G transmitted from the fourth filter 20 and black image information of the black and white image displayed on the second image information display unit 12 and the third image information display unit ( 13 and B image information according to the backlight of B transmitted from the sixth filter 23 is transmitted through the black and white image information displayed on the black and white to transmit the color image information of R, G, and B. (S11).

Then, the lens 25 transmits the color image information of the R, G, and B transmitted from the prism 24 to focus and expose the image so as to form an image on the photo paper 26 having a specific distance (S12).

Accordingly, the developing unit 109 develops a color picture corresponding to the color image information exposed by the exposure unit 108 according to the control signal of the control unit 101. The image is developed by the number of developing sizes set by adjusting the set size. Subsequently, the photo output unit 110 outputs the number of developing images set in the predetermined program from the color photograph developed by the developing unit 109 according to the control signal of the control unit 101.

On the other hand, if there is an additional correction signal through the signal input unit 104 from the manager as a result of the search in step S7, the controller 101 further corrects the corresponding first basic color plate information generated in the step S4 to perform a second correction. Basic color plate information is generated (S13).

Subsequently, the controller 101 sets a second standard value from the digital image information changed in step S3 and the second basic color plate information generated in step S13 (S14), and then digitally inverses the step S2. The difference between the image information and the second standard value set in step S14 is automatically corrected (S15).

In addition, the control unit 101 synthesizes the second basic color plate information generated in the step S13 and the digital image information automatically corrected in the step S14 (S16), and repeats the steps S9 to S12.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a view showing another embodiment of a digital photo exposure apparatus according to the present invention, the coin recognition unit 111, the money recognition unit 112, and the second to the components shown in FIG. The interface unit 113 is added, for example, to be installed at a predetermined place as a color photographic vending machine. The second interface unit 113 interfaces a memory card (not shown) of the digital camera or the digital camcorder.

Then, a user who wants to download and develop an image of a subject after connecting to the Internet through a color film, a color photograph, an image stored in a digital camera and a digital camcorder, or a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, a dedicated line, or the like, may use the coin recognition unit ( 111 and / or when a certain amount of money corresponding to the photographic developer is inserted into the money recognition unit 112, the coin recognition unit 111 and / or the money recognition unit 112 transmits corresponding information to the control unit 101. The controller 101 activates the schedule program so that the user can use the schedule program.

The user can then receive signals from the activated schedule program to expose, develop, and output images stored in the color film, color photograph, digital camera or digital camcorder, and images downloaded from the Internet through a communication network such as a modem, high-speed communication network, or a dedicated line. When input through the signal input unit 104, the control unit 101 exposes, develops, and outputs an image through the above-described process.

In addition, when a user stores an image of a subject photographed by a digital camera or a digital camcorder in a memory card that is an auxiliary storage device of the digital camera or digital camcorder, the memory card may be inserted into the second interface unit 113 to develop the stored image. When the control unit 101 reads an image file of the memory card inserted into the second interface unit 113 and displays the image file in a predetermined program, exposure and development are performed through the process described above according to a user's selection. And output. The digital file stored in the second interface unit 113 may be read and displayed according to a user's signal input on a predetermined program. In this case, the user may modify the exposure degree of the displayed image, color to black and white, if necessary, and then expose, develop, and output the same through the above-described process.

Meanwhile, a user accesses the Internet through a communication network such as a color film, a color photograph, a digital camera or a digital camcorder and a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, a dedicated line, and then transfers the downloaded image to a website of the Internet. When the signal for input is input through the signal input unit 104, the controller 101 may upload the image to a web site of the Internet through the first interface unit 107.

As described above, the digital photographic exposure apparatus and method according to the present invention uses a conventional silver dye photographic printer as it is, and digital image information, a digital camera or a digital camcorder, which is scanned or downloaded by scanning a photographed image of a subject. The image information is inversed and converted into digital image information of black and white and displayed on a plurality of image information displays, and each of R, G, and B is transmitted through a backlight of the plurality of image information displays. By post-synthesizing and exposing the color image information to photo paper, color pictures can be developed at a low price, and the production cost of the digital photo exposure apparatus can be reduced to 1/20 of a digital photo output device.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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An exposure control device which digitizes an image of a subject and converts the image information into image information, inverts the image information, and converts the image information into black and white image information and outputs the converted image information; Red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are transmitted from the exposure control device to black and white image information, respectively, and then transmitted through red (R), green (G), and blue (B). And an exposure apparatus for synthesizing image information and exposing the photo paper to photo paper. The method of claim 1, And the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to a color film and / or a scanned image of a color photograph. The method of claim 1, And the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image. The method of claim 1, The exposure control device General control of the entire block configuration, the image of the subject is converted into image information, converted to image information, and then the program to develop and inverse the selected image information on the schedule program (Black and White) A control unit for converting and outputting image information of a; An operation program of the controller, a schedule program for digitizing an image of a subject, converting the image into an image information, and then exposing and developing the image information; A display unit for displaying an operating program, a schedule program, and image information according to a control signal of the controller; A signal input unit for selecting a schedule program from an operating program displayed on the display unit, and selecting environment settings and image information of the selected schedule program; And a film scanning unit configured to scan an image of a subject and convert it into image information according to a control signal of the controller. The method of claim 4, wherein The exposure control device And a color photograph scanning unit for directly scanning color photographs. The method of claim 4, wherein The exposure control device And a first interface unit for interfacing an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) or for downloading or uploading a digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated network. A digital photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 4, wherein The exposure control device A color photograph scanning unit for directly scanning a color photograph; And a first interface unit for interfacing an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) or for downloading or uploading a digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated network. A digital photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 4, wherein The exposure apparatus An exposure unit for converting black and white image information output from the exposure control device into red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image information, and then combining them to expose color image information; ; A developing unit for developing a color photograph corresponding to the color image information exposed by the exposure unit; And a photo output unit configured to output a color photograph developed by the developing unit. The method of claim 8, The exposure part A first to third image information display unit displaying black and white image information output from the controller, and white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B); A lamp; A first mirror which totally reflects white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) output from the lamp; A first filter that reflects green (G) and blue (B) and transmits red (R) among white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) totally reflected from the first mirror; ; A second mirror which totally reflects red (R) transmitted from the first filter; A second filter configured to transmit red (R) totally reflected from the second mirror to the backlight of the first image information display unit; A third filter that reflects red (R), and transmits green (G) and blue (B) of white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) reflected from the first mirror; ; A fourth filter for reflecting blue (B) of green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter and transmitting green (G) through a backlight of the second image information display unit; A fifth filter for reflecting green (G) among green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter and transmitting blue (B); A third mirror which totally reflects blue B transmitted from the fifth filter; A sixth filter for transmitting B totally reflected from the third mirror to the backlight of the third image information display unit; Red (R) image information according to a backlight of red (R) transmitted from a second filter and black and white image information displayed on the first image information display unit, and the second image information display unit Green image information according to the backlight of the green (G) transmitted from the fourth filter, and black and white displayed on the third image information display unit. and white) by combining the blue (B) image information according to the backlight of the green (B) transmitted from the sixth filter to transmit the image information of the red (R), green (G), blue (B) Prism; And a lens for transmitting the image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) transmitted from the prism to focus and expose the image on a photo paper having a specific distance. Photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 1, The exposure apparatus A coin recognition unit for recognizing a coin inserted by a user and transmitting corresponding information to the controller; A currency recognition unit for recognizing money inserted by a user and transmitting corresponding information to the controller; And a second interface unit for interfacing the memory card of the digital camera or the digital camcorder. General control of the entire block configuration, the image of the subject is converted into image information, converted to image information, and then the program to develop and inverse the selected image information on the schedule program (Black and White) A control unit for converting and outputting image information of a; An operation program of the controller, a schedule program for digitizing an image of a subject, converting the image into an image information, and then exposing and developing the image information; A display unit for displaying an operating program, a schedule program, and image information according to a control signal of the controller; A signal input unit for selecting a schedule program from an operating program displayed on the display unit, and selecting environment settings and image information of the selected schedule program; A film scanning unit which scans an image of a subject and converts the image into an image information according to a control signal of the controller; And an exposure unit for converting the black and white image information output from the controller into red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image information, and then combining them to expose color image information. Digital photo exposure apparatus, characterized in that. The method of claim 11, And the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to a color film and / or a scanned image of a color photograph. The method of claim 11, And the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image. The method of claim 11, And a color photograph scanning unit for directly scanning color photographs. The method of claim 11, And a first interface unit for interfacing an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) or for downloading or uploading a digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated network. A digital photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 11, A color photograph scanning unit for directly scanning a color photograph; And a first interface unit for interfacing an image of a subject stored in a digital camera (not shown) or a digital camcorder (not shown) or for downloading or uploading a digital file through a communication network such as a modem, a high speed communication network, or a dedicated network. A digital photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 16, The communication network is a digital photo exposure apparatus, characterized in that using any one of a modem, a high-speed communication network or a dedicated line. The method of claim 11, A coin recognition unit for recognizing a coin inserted by a user and transmitting corresponding information to the controller; A currency recognition unit for recognizing money inserted by a user and transmitting corresponding information to the controller; And a second interface unit for interfacing the memory card of the digital camera or the digital camcorder. The method of claim 11, The exposure part First to third image information display units displaying image information of black and white output from the controller; A lamp for outputting white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B); A first mirror which totally reflects white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) output from the lamp; A first filter that reflects green (G) and blue (B) and transmits red (R) among white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) totally reflected from the first mirror; ; A second mirror which totally reflects red (R) transmitted from the first filter; A second filter configured to transmit red (R) totally reflected from the second mirror to the backlight of the first image information display unit; A third filter that reflects red (R), and transmits green (G) and blue (B) of white light including red (R), green (G), and blue (B) reflected from the first mirror; ; A fourth filter for reflecting blue (B) of green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter and transmitting green (G) through a backlight of the second image information display unit; A fifth filter for reflecting green (G) among green (G) and blue (B) transmitted from the third filter and transmitting blue (B); A third mirror which totally reflects blue B transmitted from the fifth filter; A sixth filter for transmitting the blue B totally reflected from the third mirror to the backlight of the third image information display unit; Red (R) image information according to a backlight of red (R) transmitted from a second filter and black and white image information displayed on the first image information display unit, and the second image information display unit Green image information according to the backlight of the green (G) transmitted from the fourth filter, and black and white displayed on the third image information display unit. and white) by combining the blue (B) image information according to the backlight of the blue (B) transmitted from the sixth filter to transmit the image information of the red (R), green (G), blue (B) Prism; And a lens for transmitting the image information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) transmitted from the prism to focus and expose the image on a photo paper having a specific distance. Photographic exposure apparatus. The method of claim 19, And the image information display unit is a liquid crystal display (LCD). (a) converting the captured image into digital image information and then inverse the converted digital image information; (b) generating first basic color plate information with the changed digital image information after changing certain elements of the digital image information inversed in step (a); (c) setting a first standard value from the digital image information changed in step (b) and the first basic color plate information generated, and automatically correcting a difference between the digital image information inversed in step (a). Making a step; (d) searching whether to further correct the first basic color plate information generated in step (b); (e) If the search result of step (d) does not further correct the first basic color plate information, the first basic color plate information generated in step (b) and digitally corrected in step (c) Synthesizing image information; (f) If the search result of step (e) further corrects the first basic color plate information, the second basic color plate information generated after the second basic color plate information is generated by further correcting the corresponding color plate information. setting a second standard value from the digital image information changed in step (b); (g) automatically correcting the difference between the digital image information inversed in step (a) and the second standard value set in step (f), and then generating the second standard value automatically corrected in step (f). Synthesizing the second basic color plate information; (h) converting the digital image information synthesized in step (e) or (g) into black and white digital image information and converting the converted digital image information into a plurality of image information in the plurality of exposure units. Displaying each display unit; (i) synthesize the color image information by transmitting red (R), green (G), and blue (B) through the backlight of the image information display unit in step (h), and then expose the synthesized color image information to photo paper. Digital photo exposure method comprising the step of developing to. The method of claim 21, And the image of the subject in step (a) is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the scanned image of the color film and / or the color photograph. The method of claim 21, And the image of the subject is a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.) corresponding to the stored and / or downloaded still image. The method of claim 21, In the step (a), the image of the subject Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B), Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y), Gamma, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation And Hue and Sharpness. The method of claim 21, In step (b), the basic color plate information comprises red (R), green (G), and blue (B) basic color plate information. The method of claim 21, The basic color plate additional correction in the step (f) is to correct any one of the basic color plate information of each of red (R), green (G), blue (B).