Method of creating a composite print including the user's image
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1. A method of creating a composite print including a preestablished background portion and a live portion, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of different preestablished background images;
allowing a user to select one background image at a time;
automatically accepting a first sum of money;
obtaining with an imaging device an image of the user;
providing an electronic display device;
creating an electronic composite image or the selected background image and the obtained user image;
displaying on the display device the composite image, but only after the acceptance of the first sum of money;
providing an image printing device;
automatically accepting a second sum of money; and
enabling the printing of the composite image on the image printing device, but only after automatically accepting the second sum of money.
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Abstract
A method of creating a composite print including a preestablished background portion and a live portion comprising the steps of providing a plurality of different preestablished background images, allowing a user to select one background image at a time for display on a display device, obtaining an image of the user, displaying on the display device a composite image of the background image and the user image, and printing the composite image after sensing money input.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of creating a composite print including a preestablished background portion and a live portion, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of different preestablished background images; allowing a user to select one background image at a time; automatically accepting a first sum of money; obtaining with an imaging device an image of the user; providing an electronic display device; creating an electronic composite image or the selected background image and the obtained user image; displaying on the display device the composite image, but only after the acceptance of the first sum of money; providing an image printing device; automatically accepting a second sum of money; and enabling the printing of the composite image on the image printing device, but only after automatically accepting the second sum of money. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of creating a composite print including a preestablished background portion and a live portion, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of different preestablished background images; providing an electronic display device; automatically accepting a sum of money, and in response allowing the user a set time period in which to select one background image at a time for display on the display device; during said set time period obtaining with a video camera a live video image of the user, and displaying on the display device a composite image of the background and live images; during said set time period providing the user the ability to freeze the live image portion of the displayed composite image for viewing an image for printing; providing an image printing device; and automatically accepting a second sum of money during the time that the live image is frozen, and in response automatically printing on the image printing device the composite image.
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19. A method of creating a composite print including a background portion and a live portion using a self-photography device which includes a number of stored background images, a video camera for capturing a live image of the user, an electronic video display for displaying a composite image of the background and live images, a device for automatically accepting and counting money, and an image printer, the method comprising the steps of:
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automatically sensing a first sum of money in the device for accepting money; allowing the user to select a background image for display on the video display; displaying on the video display the composite image; positioning the video camera to place the live image in a desired relationship to the background image on the video display; freezing the live image to allow the user to view an image for printing; and automatically sensing a second sum of money in the device for accepting money, and in response automatically causing the image printer to print the composite image including the frozen live image.
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