SantaCam

• US 20110234850A1
• Filed: 06/07/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KF Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: KF Partners LLC
• Inventors: Keller, Brad, Fowler, Gary
• Application Number:
  US12/795,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20110234850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability

Abstract

A camera for producing a taken picture that is seen jointly with fictional characters contained digitally and superimposing said figure in the picture overlapped with owner'"'"'s location. The camera contains a Memory card with multiple fictional character figures such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc., in various positions, poses and sizes which the operator can choose for the picture that best fits the operator'"'"'s home or location. The digital picture frame is formed by a series of picture options using multiple fictional characters each being pre-photographed and uploaded to the memory card to create a latent image thereon of a character at a predetermined position within the digital frame. Parental control option switches the camera to manual mode. When, therefore, the shutter is actuated by the operator in manual mode, a picture is taken in which the location appears in juxtaposition to the fictional character.

Claims

1. A technique for producing digital photographic pictures in which fictional characters are in juxtaposition with a owners home or background location.

(a) This high speed motion detector digital camera is unique to a existing motion detector cameras due to the ability to manipulate a preprogrammed image with the owners existing home or background location. The ability to capture fictitious characters such as Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny, among others will enlighten the hearts of children around the world.

(b) Developing or printing these images from saved memory cards.