System and method of capturing and providing supplemental data associated with a digital image

• US 20040189807A1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Greg S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,372,482 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3212 of data relating to a job, e.g. communication, capture or filing of an image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping

Abstract

A method and system of capturing an image comprises extracting image characterization information from an image file, extracting digital image data from the image file, printing a visually perceptible image described by the digital image data on one side of a medium, printing a visually perceptible representation of the image characterization information on an opposite side of the medium, and retrieving the image characterization information from the visually perceptible representation of the image characterization information on the opposite side of the medium.

Claims

1. A method of capturing an image comprising:

extracting image characterization information from an image file;

extracting digital image data from said image file;

printing a visually perceptible image described by said digital image data on one side of a medium;

printing a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on an opposite side of said medium; and

retrieving said image characterization information from said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on said opposite side of said medium.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

reading said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information to provide recovered image data;

adjusting a state of an image capture device using parameters from said recovered image data; and

capturing a new image using said parameters.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

reading said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information to provide recovered image data; and

processing image data in response to said recovered image data.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said extracting image characterization information includes:

identifying at least one of a set of image attributes selected from the set consisting of;

filename;

creation date;

modification date;

format;

width;

height;

color mode;

file size;

image description;

orientation;

resolution;

date;

time;

exposure time;

f-stop;

exposure program;

speed rating;

EXIF version;

data and time of original;

date and time digitized;

components configuration;

compressed bits per pixel;

exposure bias value;

metering mode;

light source;

flash;

focal length;

FlashPix version;

color space;

pixel dimension;

film source; and

scene type.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

repositioning said medium after said printing said visually perceptible image so as to orient said opposite side of said medium in a printing position previously held by said one side.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said printing is preformed with a duplexing mode of operation of a printer.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said extracting image characterization information includes:

generating a symbolic representation of said information.

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein said generating said symbolic representation includes:

decoding said image characterization information to provide an alphanumeric representation of said image characterization information.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein said printing a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on includes:

printing a machine-readable symbology.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said extracting said digital image data includes:

decompressing said digital image data to recover an image stored using a lossy image compression protocol.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein said printing said visually perceptible image includes:

selectively applying ink onto a surface of said one side of said medium.

12. The method according to claim 1 wherein said printing said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information includes:

identifying an area on said opposite side which, with respect to a portion of said visually perceptible image on said one side, has reduced chance of causing an objectionable bleed-through.

13. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

identifying an ink receiving characteristic of said medium and, in response, adjusting a print application process to reduce bleed-through.

14. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

repositioning said medium with respect to a print engine between said steps of printing, wherein each of said printing steps includes a step of operating said print engine.

15. A method of processing an image comprising:

extracting image characterization information from an image file;

extracting digital image data from said image file;

printing a visually perceptible image described by said digital image data on one side of a medium;

printing a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on an opposite side of said medium; and

retrieving said image characterization information from said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on said opposite side of said medium.

16. The method according to claim 15 further comprising:

processing said digital image data by adjusting at least one parameter thereof in response to said retrieving.

17. The method according to claim 15 wherein said extracting image characterization information includes:

identifying at least one of a set of image attributes selected from the set consisting of;

filename;

creation date;

modification date;

format;

width;

height;

color mode;

file size;

image description;

orientation;

resolution;

date;

time;

exposure time;

f-stop;

exposure program;

speed rating;

EXIF version;

data and time of original;

date and time digitized;

components configuration;

compressed bits per pixel;

exposure bias value;

metering mode;

light source;

flash;

focal length;

FlashPix version;

color space;

pixel dimension;

film source; and

scene type.

18. The method according to claim 15 further comprising:

repositioning said medium after said printing said visually perceptible image so as to orient said opposite side of said medium in a printing position previously held by said one side.

19. The method according to claim 15 wherein said printing is performed with a duplexing mode of operation of a printer.

20. The method according to claim 15 wherein said printing said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information includes:

identifying an area on said opposite side which, with respect to a portion of said visually perceptible image on said one side, has reduced chance of causing an objectionable bleed-through.

21. The method according to claim 15 further comprising:

identifying an ink receiving characteristic of said medium and, in response, adjusting a print application process to reduce bleed-through.

22. A printing system comprising:

a memory storing file data, said data including digital image data and image characterization information;

a processor configured for extracting said image characterization information and said digital image data from said file data; and

a printer operational in an automatic duplexing mode and configured to print a visually perceptible image described by said digital image data on one side of a medium and print a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on an opposite side of said medium.

23. A printing system comprising:

means for storing file data, said data including digital image data and image characterization information;

means for extracting said image characterization information and said digital image data from said file data; and

means for operating a print engine for printing a visually perceptible image described by said digital image data on one side of a medium and printing a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on an opposite side of said medium.