Image processing apparatus for applying effects to a stored image
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus for applying effects to a stored image, the apparatus comprising an optical reader;
- a feed mechanism for feeding a planar element on which a printed, two-dimensional pattern having a certain resolution is carried, to the reader, the reader having a sensor with a resolution capacity of at least twice the resolution of the two-dimensional pattern and being configured to generate program data represented by the two-dimensional pattern in an external format, the data itself representing an image processing program;
a reader interface that is connected to the reader to receive the program data from the reader, the reader interface being configured to transform the program data to an internal format suitable for processing; and
a processor that is connected to both the reader and the reader interface to control operation of the reader and the reader interface and to apply the image processing program to the stored image to generate an output image with desired effects.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus for applying effects to a stored image includes an optical reader. The apparatus includes a feed mechanism for feeding a planar element on which a printed, two-dimensional pattern having a certain resolution is carried, to the reader. The reader has a sensor with a resolution capacity of at least twice the resolution of the two-dimensional pattern and is configured to generate program data represented by the two-dimensional pattern in an external format, the data itself representing an image processing program. A reader interface is connected to the reader to receive the program data from the reader, the reader interface being configured to transform the program data to an internal format suitable for processing. A processor is connected to both the reader and the reader interface to control operation of the reader and the reader interface and to apply the image processing program to the stored image to generate an output image with desired effects.
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8 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus for applying effects to a stored image, the apparatus comprising
an optical reader; -
a feed mechanism for feeding a planar element on which a printed, two-dimensional pattern having a certain resolution is carried, to the reader, the reader having a sensor with a resolution capacity of at least twice the resolution of the two-dimensional pattern and being configured to generate program data represented by the two-dimensional pattern in an external format, the data itself representing an image processing program;
a reader interface that is connected to the reader to receive the program data from the reader, the reader interface being configured to transform the program data to an internal format suitable for processing; and
a processor that is connected to both the reader and the reader interface to control operation of the reader and the reader interface and to apply the image processing program to the stored image to generate an output image with desired effects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A camera which comprises
a housing; -
an image sensor positioned on the housing for sensing a viewed image and generating pixel data representing the image;
an optical reader positioned on the housing;
a feed mechanism positioned on the housing for feeding a planar element on which a printed, two-dimensional pattern having a certain resolution is carried, to the reader, the reader having a sensor with a resolution capacity of at least twice the resolution of the two-dimensional pattern and being configured to generate program data represented by the two-dimensional pattern in an external format, the data itself representing an image processing program;
a central processor which comprises an image sensor interface that is connected to the image sensor to receive pixel data from the image sensor so that the pixel data can be transformed and written to a data storage device;
a reader interface that is connected to the reader to receive the program data from the reader, the reader interface being configured to transform the program data to an internal format suitable for processing; and
a processing assembly that is configured to control operation of the image sensor, the image sensor interface, the reader and the reader interface and to apply the image processing program to the stored, transformed pixel data to generate an output image with desired effects.
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