Direct view interactive photo kiosk and image forming process for same
First Claim
1. A direct view photo kiosk for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user activated controls photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
- an electronic imaging device for electronically forming, in response to a signal activated by a user, first electronic imaging information representative of an image of the user posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose;
optical reflection means positioned between the region provided for the user to pose and said electronic imaging device for reflecting the image of the user within said kiosk to form a folded and extended length optical path to narrow the depth of field within said region provided for the user to pose;
an electronic processor for electronically processing said first electronic imaging information to form second electronic imaging information representative of multiple images of the image represented by said first electronic imaging information;
said second electronic imaging information representing said multiple images being arranged in a preselected pattern for being produced in hard copy form on a single sheet;
a printer for printing out hard copy images responsive to electronic imaging information delivered thereto;
said electronic processor including means for delivering said second electronic imaging information to said printer for printing out from said printer on a single multilayer hard copy sheet said multiple images represented by said second electronic information;
said single multilayer hard copy sheet being formed of a base sheet layer and an imaging sheet layer which are removably adhered together and formatted such that each of said multiple. images can be separately peeled off from said supporting base sheet layer on which all of said multiple images are adhesively secured; and
delivery means for automatically delivering to said user said single multilayer hard copy sheet containing said multiple images.
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Abstract
An interactive photo kiosk in which, in one embodiment thereof, presents an upright open face which enables a user to stand directly in front of the kiosk, which optically defocuses the background image and substitutes a selected computer generated image, and which enables the user to pose and freeze a selected image made visible to the user on a display screen. Users may choose from among a menu of different computer generated background images. In a preferred embodiment, the selected frozen image is in digital form and is processed electronically to form a single digital multiple image of the same image in a selected area format which, when delivered to a printing apparatus for hard copy print-out, produces a multiple image of the same frozen image on a single sheet wherein each of the multiple images can be peeled off the single sheet and used separately from each other.
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14 Claims
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1. A direct view photo kiosk for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user activated controls photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
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an electronic imaging device for electronically forming, in response to a signal activated by a user, first electronic imaging information representative of an image of the user posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose; optical reflection means positioned between the region provided for the user to pose and said electronic imaging device for reflecting the image of the user within said kiosk to form a folded and extended length optical path to narrow the depth of field within said region provided for the user to pose; an electronic processor for electronically processing said first electronic imaging information to form second electronic imaging information representative of multiple images of the image represented by said first electronic imaging information; said second electronic imaging information representing said multiple images being arranged in a preselected pattern for being produced in hard copy form on a single sheet; a printer for printing out hard copy images responsive to electronic imaging information delivered thereto; said electronic processor including means for delivering said second electronic imaging information to said printer for printing out from said printer on a single multilayer hard copy sheet said multiple images represented by said second electronic information; said single multilayer hard copy sheet being formed of a base sheet layer and an imaging sheet layer which are removably adhered together and formatted such that each of said multiple. images can be separately peeled off from said supporting base sheet layer on which all of said multiple images are adhesively secured; and delivery means for automatically delivering to said user said single multilayer hard copy sheet containing said multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A direct view photo kiosk for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user activated controls photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
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an electronic imaging device for electronically forming, in response to a signal activated by a user, first electronic imaging information representative of the user posed in a region provided at the kiosk for the user to pose; an electronic processor for electronically processing said first electronic imaging information to form second electronic imaging information representative of multiple images of the image represented by said first electronic imaging information; said second electronic imaging information representing said multiple images being arranged in a preselected pattern for being produced in hard copy form on a single sheet; a printer for printing out hard copy images responsive to electronic imaging information delivered thereto; said electronic processor including means for delivering said second electronic imaging information to said printer for printing out from said printer on a single multilayer hard copy sheet said multiple images represented by said second electronic information; said single multilayer hard copy sheet being formed of a base sheet layer and an imaging sheet layer which are removably adhered together and formatted such that each of said multiple images can be separately peeled off from said supporting base sheet layer on which all of said multiple images are adhesively secured; and delivery means for automatically delivering to said user said single multilayer hard copy sheet containing said multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user activated controls photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
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electronically forming, in response to a signal activated by a user, first electronic imaging information representative of the user posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose; electronically processing said first electronic imaging information to form second electronic imaging information representative of multiple images of the image represented by said first electronic imaging information; said second electronic imaging information representing said multiple images being arranged in a preselected pattern for being produced in hard copy form on a single sheet; delivering said second electronic imaging information to a printer; printing out from said printer on a single multilayer hard copy sheet said multiple images represented by said second electronic information; said single multilayer hard copy sheet being formed of a base sheet layer and an imaging sheet layer which are removably adhered together and formatted such that each of said multiple images can be separately peeled off from said supporting base sheet layer on which all of said multiple images are adhesively secured; and automatically delivering to said user said single multilayer hard copy sheet containing said multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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