METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES
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1. An apparatus for presenting images to viewers in a venue comprising:
- an image capturing device capturing a current image;
a picture folder storing images captured by the image capturing device in a sequence; and
a controller presenting images from said sequence to a screen; and
wherein said controller is adapted to modify said sequence inserting said current image into said sequence, said current image being shown by said controller ahead of at least one older image in said sequence.
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Abstract
An apparatus for capturing and present images includes one or more master controllers with an image capture device capturing many images. The images are ordered in defined sequence and presented in a large venue on a plurality of screens using respective remote slide show controllers.
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1. An apparatus for presenting images to viewers in a venue comprising:
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an image capturing device capturing a current image; a picture folder storing images captured by the image capturing device in a sequence; and a controller presenting images from said sequence to a screen; and wherein said controller is adapted to modify said sequence inserting said current image into said sequence, said current image being shown by said controller ahead of at least one older image in said sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for capturing and displaying images comprising:
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an image capture apparatus including a case, a digital camera selectively activated to obtain digital images of subjects and disposed in said case including a current image; a controller monitoring establishing a first list defining a sequence of initial images including a first image followed by a second image, said controller being configured to generate a new list defining a second sequence including said current image in said second sequence, wherein in said second sequence said current image is positioned between said first and second images; and at least one display receiving images from said controller in one of said first and second images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for creating slide shows in a venue comprising:
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a photo booth including a digital camera, said booth being arranged and constructed to generate a current image of a user by using said camera; an image folder coupled to said camera and receiving said current image; and a display assembly disposed away from said photo booth and connected to said image folder, said display assembly including a display and a slide controller presenting a sequence of images on said display, wherein said slide controller interrupts said sequence and inserts said current image into said sequence and presents said sequence of images with said current image being presented immediately after said current image is received from said photo booth. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing slide shows in a venue, comprising:
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arranging a plurality of displays in said venue to display a respective slide show by presenting a sequence of images in order, each respective sequence including a respective first and second image; providing a photo booth including a digital camera and accessories designed for taking a picture with the digital camera to generate a current image; obtaining a current image of a user from said photo booth; transmitting said current image to each of said displays; at each display, inserting said current image into said respective sequence, wherein each display shows, in sequence, said first respective image while said current image is acquired, said current image and said second image; and
checking at predetermined intervals if there is a current image available, and if there is no current image available, then playing said preselected images in said sequence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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