Method and apparatus for electronic and photographic image recording
First Claim
1. An apparatus for photographically and electronically acquiring, recording and storing a data image, and information in the form of a text image and an identification image, each associated with said data image, on photographic film and electronic media, comprising:
- means for photographing the data image on film;
means for generating and displaying the text image representing information associated with the data image from stored data in response to a call for the text image;
means for photographing the text image onto the film in association with the data image;
means for generating the identification image associated with the data image from stored data in response to a call for said identification image;
means for recording the identification image onto the photographic film in association with said data image and text image;
means for electronically acquiring the data image and retrievably transferring the data image to storage in association with the stored data called for generating the text image and the identification image.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring, recording and storing information in photographic and electronic media. In particular, the invention relates to low flare image recording and specifically to recording two-dimensional images, such as are found in electrophoretic patterns, along with associated alpha-numeric information. An optical comparator is also disclosed. A method and apparatus of optically and electronically comparing images on film strips is disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for photographically and electronically acquiring, recording and storing a data image, and information in the form of a text image and an identification image, each associated with said data image, on photographic film and electronic media, comprising:
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means for photographing the data image on film; means for generating and displaying the text image representing information associated with the data image from stored data in response to a call for the text image; means for photographing the text image onto the film in association with the data image; means for generating the identification image associated with the data image from stored data in response to a call for said identification image; means for recording the identification image onto the photographic film in association with said data image and text image; means for electronically acquiring the data image and retrievably transferring the data image to storage in association with the stored data called for generating the text image and the identification image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for photographically and electronically acquiring, recording and storing data images and information associated with said data images on photographic film and electronic media, comprising:
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a camera scanner including photographic film transport means for selectively locating selected frames of film at image and information locations; means for supporting the data image relative to the photographic film transport means; slit illumination means for illuminating the data image with slit illumination to produce a low flare slit illuminated portion of the data image; means for moving at least one of the camera, the data image, and the slit illumination means relative to each other; optical means for capturing the slit illuminated portion of the data image and directing the same onto the film during said relative motion; means for generating a text image and an identification image representing information associated with said data image in response to a call for said text image and identification image; means for photographing the text image onto the film in association with the data image; means for recording the identification image onto the film in association with the data image; and means for electronically and optically capturing the slit illuminated portion of the data image and directing the same to storage in association with the text and identification information associated with the data image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data capturing apparatus for acquiring, recording and storing images electronically and photographically onto photographic and electronic media, comprising:
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means for illuminating the image with slit illumination to produce a slit illumination portion of the image having reduced flare; means for moving the image relative to the slit illumination until the full image has been scanned; means for focusing the slit illuminated portion of the image onto the photographic and electronic media for simultaneously photographing the image and electronically capturing the image; means for photographing onto the photographic medium near the photographed image, text related to said photographed image; means for recording onto the photographic medium in operative association with the photographed image a text identification indicia for identifying said photographed image and text; and means in association with said electronic medium for storing the acquired image, the text and the identification indicia associated with said image.
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18. A method for capturing a data image and information associated with said data image electronically and photographically with reduced flare, comprising the steps of:
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illuminating the image with slit illumination to produce a corresponding low flare slit image portion of said data image; moving the slit illumination relative to the data image until the full data image has been scanned; focusing the slit illuminated portion of the data image onto both an array of photosensitive surfaces and onto a photographic film; photographing the slit illuminated portion of the data image over the entire scan; entering an identification number for the data image into a relevant data base for text; displaying from said data base text related to said image and generating identification indicia related to said displayed text and said data image; recording on the film in association with each photographed data image, the text and the identification indicia related to the particular photographed data image; electronically scanning the slit illumination portion of the data image at selected intervals so that elements of the data image are effectively scanned from an equivalent of square picture elements; and retrievably storing the data elements in the data base in a manner related to the text and identification indicia. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for capturing an image and information associated with said image both photographically and electronically, comprising the steps of:
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entering into storage means an identification number corresponding to the image to be recorded and calling up from said storage means text information associated with the image and displaying the text information on a cathode ray tube; photographically exposing the text information from the cathode ray tube onto a film substrate; slit illuminating the image by a source of slit illumination and moving at least one of the source, the image and the film with respect to each other in synchronism, and focusing the slit illumination onto the photographic film through an optical path including a second slit in the focal plane; generating an identification signal in response to entry of said identification number associated with said text and said image and recording an indicia representative of the identification number onto the photographic film, whereby the image and associated text and identification number associated with the image are recorded on photographic film; and deflecting the slit illumination image onto an array of photosensitive electronic elements for generating an output, and storing the output in a manner associated with said text and identification number, whereby the text, the identification information and the image are acquired and stored in electronic storage concurrently with the photographic acquisition of the image.
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