ELECTRONIC CAMERA WITH "UTILIZATION" SELECTION CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. An electronic still camera for capturing images that can be downloaded to a utilization service provider for utilization, said camera comprising:
- a sensor for capturing images;
a memory for storing the captured images;
means for displaying the captured images;
a user interface for selecting captured images to be utilized;
means for generating an image utilization file; and
means for storing the image utilization file along with the images in said memory and conveying this information to a utilization service provider.
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Abstract
A digital camera includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) for viewing images captured from an image sensor and stored on a removable memory card. The LCD also presents a user interface (UI) that allows the user to create a print order “utilization file”. As individual images are viewed, the user can decide how many (if any) prints to make of the image, the print size, and the print quality (low cost ink jet versus high quality thermal prints, for example). The memory card can then be inserted in a home printer, walk-up kiosk, or dropped off/mailed to a photofinisher, or the camera itself can be connected to the printer or kiosk via a wired or wireless (e.g., IrDA) link. The print order can then be automatically produced without any additional user intervention.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic still camera for capturing images that can be downloaded to a utilization service provider for utilization, said camera comprising:
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a sensor for capturing images;
a memory for storing the captured images;
means for displaying the captured images;
a user interface for selecting captured images to be utilized;
means for generating an image utilization file; and
means for storing the image utilization file along with the images in said memory and conveying this information to a utilization service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A digital printing system comprising:
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means for producing hardcopy prints of digital images;
means for reading image files from a digital memory device;
means for reading an image utilization file from said digital memory device; and
means for automatically controlling the hardcopy print means to produce the image order according to the information contained in said image utilization file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic still camera for capturing images that can be downloaded for printing, said camera comprising:
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a sensor for capturing images;
a memory for storing the captured images;
a user interface for selecting a plurality of captured images to be printed;
means for generating image utilization data for printing a plurality of captured images; and
means for storing the image utilization data and the plurality of captured images in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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