IMAGE PRINTING AND FILING SYSTEM

• US 20020015161A1
• Filed: 04/18/1997
• Published: 02/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: ITO, ATSUSHI, HANEDA, NORIHISA
• Granted Patent: US 6,819,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00135 Scanning of a photographic original
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00466 displaying finishing information, e.g. position of punch holes or staple or orientation references
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/34 for coin-freed systems ; Pay systems

Abstract

An image printing apparatus comprises a digital medium reading device reading digital image data recorded on a digital medium, an image printer printing an image represented by the digital image data read by the digital medium reading device, and a charging information printer printing charging information necessary for print service charge, said charging information relating to image print processing executed in the image printer. The charging information printer issues an slip carrying thereon the charging information. The customer is correctly charged for the service performed by the image printing apparatus on the basis of the charging information appearing on the slip.

Claims

1. An image printing apparatus comprising:

a digital medium reading device reading digital image data recorded on a digital medium;

an image printer printing an image represented by the digital image data read by said digital medium reading device; and

a charging information printer printing information necessary for print service charge, said information relating to image print processing executed in said image printer.

2. The image printing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the digital image data read by said digital medium reading device, wherein said image printer prints the image processed by said image processor.

3. The image printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the information printed by said charging information printer includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the digital medium, a form of print, a number of prints and a service number.

4. The image printing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said charging information printer prints information relating to cancellation of the image print processing by said image printer when the image print processing by said image printer is cancelled.

5. An image printing apparatus comprising:

a visible image medium reading device reading a visible image appearing on a visible image medium and outputting a signal representing the read visible image;

an image printer printing an image represented by the signal outputted from said visible image medium reading device; and

a charging information printer printing information necessary for print service charge, said information relating to image print processing execute in said image printer.

6. The image printing apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the signal outputted by said visible image medium reading device,

wherein said image printer prints the image processed by said image processor.

7. The image printing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the information printed by said charging information printer includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the visible image medium, a form of print, a number of prints and a service number.

8. The image printing apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said charging information printer prints information relating to cancellation of the image print processing by said image printer when the image print processing by said image printer is cancelled.

9. An image filing apparatus comprising:

a visible image medium reading device reading a visible image appearing on a visible image medium and outputting digital image data representing the read visible image;

a digital medium recording device recording on a digital medium the digital image data representing the visible image and outputted from said visible image medium reading device; and

a charging information printer printing information necessary for record service charge, said information relating to record processing execute in said digital medium recording device.

10. The image filing apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the digital image data outputted from said visible image medium reading device,

wherein said digital medium recording device records the digital image data representing the image processed by said image processor.

11. The image filing apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the information printed by said charging information printer includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the visible image medium, a number of frames and a service number.

12. The image filing apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said charging information printer prints information relating to cancellation of the record processing by said digital medium recording device when the record processing by said digital medium recording device is cancelled.

14. The image printing system according to claim 13 wherein said charging information confirming apparatus is an electronic cash register.

15. The image printing system according to claim 13 wherein said image printing apparatus further comprises:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the digital image data read by said digital medium reading device,

wherein said image printer prints the image processed by said image processor.

16. The image printing system according to claim 13 wherein the charging information includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the digital medium, a form of print, a number of prints and a service number.

17. The image printing system according to claim 13 wherein the charging information includes information relating to cancellation of the image print processing by said image printer when the image print processing by said image printer is cancelled.

19. The image printing system according to claim 18 wherein said charging information confirming apparatus is an electronic cash register.

20. The image printing system according to claim 18 wherein said image printing apparatus further comprises:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the signal outputted by said visible image medium reading device,

wherein said image printer prints the image processed by said image processor.

21. The image printing system according to claim 18 wherein the charging information includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the visible image medium, a form of print, a number of prints and a service number.

22. The image printing system according to claim 18 wherein the charging information includes information relating to cancellation of the image print processing by said image printer when the image print processing by said image printer is cancelled.

24. The image printing system according to claim 23 wherein said charging information confirming apparatus is an electronic cash register.

25. The image filing system according to claim 23 wherein said image filing apparatus further comprises:

an image processor executing image treatment processing including at least one of enlarging, reducing, compressing, rotating, synthesizing to a template image and color conversion of the image represented by the digital image data outputted from said visible image medium reading device,

wherein said digital medium recording device records the digital image data representing the image processed by said image processor.

26. The image filing system according to claim 23 wherein the charging information includes at least one of a date, a service name, a kind of the visible image medium, a number of frames and a service number.

27. The image filing system according to claim 23 wherein the charging information includes information relating to cancellation of the record processing by said digital medium recording device when the record processing by said digital medium recording device is cancelled.

13. An image printing system comprising an image printing apparatus and a charging information confirming apparatus, said image printing apparatus and said charging information confirming apparatus being connected so as to communicate with each other,

said image printing apparatus comprising:

a digital medium reading device reading digital image data recorded on a digital medium;

an image printer printing an image represented by the digital image data read by said digital medium reading device;

a charging information printer printing charging information necessary for print service charge, said charging information relating to image print processing executed in said image printer; and

a charging information transmitting device sending the charging information to said charging information confirming apparatus,

said charging information confirming apparatus comprising;

a charging information receiving device receiving the charging information sent from said charging information transmitting device; and

a display device displaying the charging information received by said charging information receiving device.

18. An image printing system comprising an image printing apparatus and a charging information confirming apparatus, said image printing apparatus and said charging information confirming apparatus being connected so as to communicate with each other,

said image printing apparatus comprising:

a visible image medium reading device reading a visible image appearing on a visible image medium and outputting a signal representing the read visible image;

an image printer printing an image represented by the signal outputted from said visible image medium reading device;

a charging information printer printing charging information necessary for print service charge, said charging information relating to image print processing executed in said image printer; and

a charging information transmitting device sending the charging information to said charging information confirming apparatus,

said charging information confirming apparatus comprising;

a charging information receiving device receiving the charging information sent from said charging information transmitting device; and

a display device displaying the charging information received by said charging information receiving device.

23. An image filing system comprising an image filing apparatus and a charging information confirming apparatus, said image filng apparatus and said charging information confirming apparatus being connected so as to communicate with each other,

said image filing apparatus comprising:

a visible image medium reading device reading a visible image appearing on a visible image medium and outputting digital image data representing the read visible image;

a digital medium recording device recording on a digital medium the digital image data representing the visible image and outputted from said visible image medium reading device; and

a charging information printer printing charging information necessary for record service charge, said charging information relating to record processing executed in said digital medium recording device; and

a charging information transmitting device sending the charging information to said charging information confirming apparatus, said charging information confirming apparatus comprising;

a charging information receiving device receiving the charging information sent from said charging information transmitting device; and

a display device displaying the charging information received by said charging information receiving device.