Printing system and method having a docking digital printer that uses a digital camera image display
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1. A digital photography system comprising:
- a digital camera for capturing images and a digital printer for producing hardcopy prints;
the camera including;
an image sensor for capturing images;
a memory for storing a plurality of the captured images; and
an image display for displaying the stored images;
the printer including;
a marking apparatus adapted to provide the images on a print;
an electrical interface for transferring images from the camera to the printer; and
user controls for selectively controlling the printer in at least two different printing modes, including a first printing mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera, and a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images.
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Abstract
A digital photography system includes a digital camera and a docking digital printer. The digital camera includes an image display and the digital printer includes user interface controls to control the images displayed on the camera and to select images to be printed using a plurality of printer modes, including a first mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera, and a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images.
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38 Claims
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1. A digital photography system comprising:
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a digital camera for capturing images and a digital printer for producing hardcopy prints;
the camera including;
an image sensor for capturing images;
a memory for storing a plurality of the captured images; and
an image display for displaying the stored images;
the printer including;
a marking apparatus adapted to provide the images on a print;
an electrical interface for transferring images from the camera to the printer; and
user controls for selectively controlling the printer in at least two different printing modes, including a first printing mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera, and a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A printer adapted to produce hardcopy prints, the printer comprising:
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an interface arrangement for connecting a digital camera including an image display to the printer, said interface arrangement being adapted to transfer a plurality of captured images stored in a digital memory of the digital camera to the printer; and
user controls for selectively controlling the printer in at least two different printing modes, including a first printing mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera, and a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of producing prints, the method comprising the steps of:
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electronically capturing a plurality of images using an electronic camera;
connecting the electronic camera to an electronic printer;
using user controls on the electronic printer to select a first printing mode which prints only a current image displayed on the image display of the digital camera;
transferring the current image to the printer;
printing the transferred current image;
using user controls to select a second printing mode which prints at least two images from the plurality of captured images. transferring the at least two images to the printer; and
printing the transferred at least two images;
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