Global lab software

• US 20010050684A1
• Filed: 02/14/2001
• Published: 12/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corporation
• Inventors: Smith, Milton
• Granted Patent: US 7,039,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A computer program, system, article of manufacture, operator-system interface, and propagated signal for processing digitial images, which are extremely flexible in terms of availability, connectability, and the number and types of receivable input formats and outputs. The computer program, article of manufacture, propagated signal, system, and operator/system interface permit users to input image information in a wide variety of formats, input the image information in many different ways, process the image information utilizing various techniques, in various languages, and produce outputs in a plurality of different format types and as a plurality of different products.

Claims

1. A computer program, comprising:

an input module for receiving images in a first plurality of different formats from a first plurality of different media, said input module further receiving a plurality of user-generated service requests;

a first conversion module for converting a received image in one of the first plurality of different formats into a common format;

a processor for carrying out image processing on the received images in the common format based on at least one corresponding user-generated service request;

a second conversion module for converting the processed image in the common format into at least one of a second plurality of different formats; and

an output module for outputting the image in at least one of the second plurality of different formats to at least one of a second plurality of different media.

2. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the first plurality of different formats include FPX (1Base or 4Base), JPG (JPEG), Exif-JPG (Exif Ver.1.0, 2.0, 2.1, R98), Exif-TIFF, TIFF, BMP, COS order file, FUJI-DPC order file, Fuji order file specification for F-DI media print service, GIF, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), DPOF (the GLS 100 Order File format), PhotoCD, and PICT for MAC.

3. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the first plurality of different media include CD-R (CD-R74 with CD-ID bar-code), Floppy Disk (FD) (1.44 MB with DOS and Mac standard format), PC card, Smart Media, Compact Flash, Zip Drive (100 MB and 250 MB with DOS/Windows and Mac standard), Jaz Drive (1 GB and 2 GB), and HiFD (200 MB Floppy Disk).

4. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the image processing performed by said processor includes color correct selected images for red, green, and blue (RGB) and density;

zoom and crop;

preview corrected images;

rotate image or pan image; and

“

auto scan”

an entire roll of film.

5. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the second plurality of different formats includes FPX (4base) and JPG (4base and 1base).

6. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the second plurality of different media includes CD-R (CD-R74), FD (1.44 MB with DOS/Windows), Zip Drive (100 MB and 250 MB with DOS/Windows), and Jaz Drive (1 GB and 2 GB).

7. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein said input module receives the plurality of user-generated service requests via a plurality of screen displays.

8. The computer program of

claim 7

, wherein the plurality of screen displays includes at least one of a new order, order list, image display, customer information, and administration screen display.

9. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the user is network connected to a system running said computer program.

10. The computer program of

claim 9

, wherein the user is remotely connected via a remote kiosk, image center, and/or remote terminal.

11. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein copies of the images are stored by said computer program.

12. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein the image in combination with a service request, makes up an order file.

13. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein said computer program is embodied as an article of manufacture.

14. The computer program of

claim 1

, wherein said computer program is embodied as a propagated signal.