Method of Processing and Printing Digital Images

• US 20100220199A1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zamtec Limited (Memjet Limited)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Application Number:
  US12/778,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20100220199A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.200
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A method of processing and printing an image captured by a digital camera, said digital camera comprising an image sensor, a processor and a 100 millimeter pagewidth printhead connected to the processor, said method being performed within and by THE processor and comprising the steps of:

• • locating distortions in captured images;
  • retouching the captured images so as to reduce the effects of the located distortions to produce a retouched image;
  • generating print data representing the retouched image; and
  • selectively controlling nozzles across the pagewidth printhead to print the retouched image using the generated print data

Claims

1. A method of processing and printing an image captured by a digital camera, said digital camera comprising an image sensor, a processor and a pagewidth printhead connected to the processor, said method being performed within and by said processor and comprising the steps of:

locating distortions in captured images;

retouching the captured images so as to reduce the effects of the located distortions to produce a retouched image;

generating print data representing the retouched image; and

selectively controlling nozzles across the pagewidth printhead to print the retouched image using the generated print data.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the locating step comprises automatically locating faces within the captured images.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the located distortions include “

red-eye”

effects.