Film image reproducing apparatus

• US 5,719,621 A
• Filed: 02/13/1996
• Issued: 02/17/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Ltd. (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Ltd. (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Tsunefuji, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Boudreau, Leo
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHALWALA, BIPIN H
• Application Number:
  US08/600,477
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 348/96, 348/112
• US Class Current: 348/96
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/244 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/06 in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00249 with a photographic apparatus, e.g. a photographic printer or a projector photographic apparatus per se G03B, G03D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00267 with a viewing or projecting apparatus, e.g. for reading image information from a film H04N1/00262 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0027 Reading or writing of non-image information from or to a photographic material, e.g. processing data stored in a magnetic track
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 3/40 with intermittently moving film

Abstract

A film image reproducing apparatus comprises a chamber which receives a film cartridge holding a film with a magnetic recording section. A frame position detector detects a position of a frame of the film with the magnetic recording section in which an image formation is finished. The film with the magnetic recording section is transferred from the cartridge, which cartridge is in the chamber, and film transfer is stopped based on an output of the frame position detector. A reader reads recording data from the magnetic recording section while the film is being transferred. A projector projects light on the film while the film is stopped. A photoelectric converter converts a projection image of the film projected by the projector into an electrical signal. A synthesized image is reproduced from an output of the reader and from an output of the photoelectric converter.

Claims

1. A film image reproducing apparatus using a film with a magnetic recording section which stores voice data thereon, the film with the magnetic recording section being contained in a cartridge, the image reproducing apparatus comprising:

a container for containing a cartridge holding a developed film with the magnetic recording section therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

frame position detecting means for detecting a position of a frame of said film with the magnetic recording section in which an image formation is finished;

film transferring means for automatically supplying and transferring said film with the magnetic recording section from the cartridge contained in said chamber around a winding spool, and for stopping the film transfer based on an output of said frame position detecting means at an arbitrary desired frame;

data reading means for reading recorded data from said magnetic recording section while said film is being transferred by said film transferring means;

projecting means for projecting light on said film while said film is stopped by said film transferring means;

photoelectric converting means for converting a projection image of said film projected by said projecting means to an electric signal;

image reproducing means for reproducing a synthesized image from an output of said data reading means and from an output of said photoelectric converting means;

displaying means for displaying said synthesized image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing said voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said synthesized image.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising printing means for printing said synthesized image based on the output of said image reproducing means.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said printing means is a thermal printer of thermally sublimated coloring matter transferring type.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data reading means has storing means for storing said read data.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said photoelectric converting means has an image pickup circuit and a compensating circuit for compensating for an output of the said image pickup circuit in accordance with the types of films.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising interrupting means for interrupting the projection light projected by said projection means at least during the transfer of said film.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first mode for continuously reproducing an image of one frame until a predetermined signal is inputted, and a second mode for continuously reproducing images of a plurality of frames at an interval of a predetermined time.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said interval of said predetermined time can be arbitrarily set.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the sequence of the reproduction of said plurality of frames can be arbitrarily set.

71. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said film transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

81. An apparatus according to claim 1, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

10. A film image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a film recorded with a formed image and recorded with data relating to said image, one frame by one frame, said container receiving said film in said chamber through an opening in said chamber, in a drop-in manner;

image reproducing means for reproducing an image of an arbitrary desired frame of said film;

reading means for reading data of said desired frame of said film;

synthesized image forming means for forming a synthesizing image from an output of said image reproducing means and from an output of said reading means;

transferring means for automatically supplying and transferring said film while said cartridge is in said chamber around a winding spool, such that the image of said desired frame is placed at a position where said image can be reproduced by said image reproducing means;

displaying means for displaying said synthesized image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said synthesized image.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section, and said data is recorded in said magnetic recording section.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising printing means for printing the synthesized image based on the output of said synthesized image forming means.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said printing means is a thermal printer of thermally sublimated coloring matter transferring type.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said reading means has storing means for storing said read data.

59. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic recording section of said film stores said voice data thereon.

72. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

15. A film image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

feeding means for automatically feeding said developed film from said cartridge while said cartridge is in said chamber onto a winding spool such that an image of an arbitrary desired frame is placed at a position where said image can be reproduced;

image reproducing means for reproducing an image of said arbitrary desired frame of said film;

holding means for holding said film in said cartridge again after reproducing of said image of said desired frame of said film;

displaying means for displaying said reproduced image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said reproduced image.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising reading means for reading data recorded in the magnetic recording section of said film, wherein said image reproducing means reproduces a synthesized image based on an output of said reading means.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising printing means for printing the synthesized image based on the output of said image reproducing means.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said printing means is a thermal printer of thermally sublimated coloring matter transferring type.

20. The apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a first mode for continuously reproducing an image of one frame until a predetermined signal is inputted, and a second mode for continuously reproducing images of a plurality of frames at an interval of a predetermined time.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said interval of said predetermined time can be arbitrarily set.

22. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the sequence of the reproduction of said plurality of frames can be arbitrarily set.

60. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said magnetic recording section of said film stores said voice data thereon.

73. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said feeding means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

23. A film image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an opening chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

designating means for designating an arbitrary desired frame of said film;

image reproducing means for reproducing the image of the arbitrary desired frame designated by said designating means;

transferring means for automatically sending said film from said cartridge onto a winding spool, while said cartridge is in said chamber, and for transferring said film to a position where the image of the arbitrary desired frame can be reproduced by said image reproducing means;

displaying means for displaying said reproduced image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said reproduced image.

24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

25. The apparatus according to claim 24, further comprising reading means for reading data recorded in the magnetic recording section of said film, wherein said image reproducing means reproduces a synthesized image based on an output of said reading means.

61. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said magnetic recording section of said film stores said voice data thereon.

74. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

26. A film image reproducing means, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

image reproducing means for reproducing an image formed in an arbitrary desired frame of said film;

transferring means for automatically sending said film from said cartridge onto a winding spool, while said cartridge is in said chamber, and for transferring said film to a position where the image of the arbitrary desired frame can be reproduced by said image reproducing means;

signal outputting means for outputting an output signal of said image reproducing means to a unit external of said film image reproducing means;

displaying means for displaying said reproduced image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said reproduced image.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising reading means for reading data recorded in the magnetic recording section of said film, wherein said image reproducing means reproduces a synthesized image based on an output of said reading means.

29. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said signal outputting means is connectable to a printing apparatus for printing a reproduced image.

62. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said magnetic recording section of said film stores said voice data thereon.

75. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

30. A film image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

image signal converting means for converting an image formed in an arbitrary desired frame of said film to an image signal;

transferring means for automatically sending said film from said cartridge onto a winding spool, while said cartridge is in said chamber, and for transferring said film to a position where the image of said arbitrary desired frame can be reproduced by said image signal converting means;

reversing means for reversing an output of said image signal converting means from a negative state to a positive state;

switching means for switching said reversing means to an operating state or a non-operating state;

displaying means for displaying said converted image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image signal converting means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with conversion and display of said converted image.

31. The apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said film has a magnetic recording portion.

32. The apparatus according to claim 31, further comprising reading means for reading data recorded in the magnetic recording section of said film, wherein said image reproducing means reproduces a synthesized image based on an output of said reading means.

63. The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said magnetic recording section of said film stores said voice data thereon.

76. An apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

33. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first containing means defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a film cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means for automatically drawing said film out from said film cartridge while said film cartridge is in said chamber of said first containing means, onto a winding spool, such that an arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

second containing means for receiving and containing the film drawn out from said first containing means, said second containing means including said winding spool;

radiating means radiating light to a surface of the drawn out film transferred from said first containing means to said second containing means;

an optical system for passing light sent from said radiating means through said film;

light receiving means for receiving light passed through said optical system and a formed image on said film surface;

displaying means for displaying the formed image received by said light receiving means in a programmed sequence; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

34. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said second containing means is formed of winding means for winding the film automatically sent from said cartridge case.

35. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said film has magnetic recording means, and said displaying means displays data recorded in said magnetic recording means.

36. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said displaying means is printing means for printing the formed image on a paper surface.

37. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said cartridge case contains the film at the time of forming an image.

38. The apparatus according to claim 34, wherein said cartridge case contains the film after developing treatment.

64. The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said magnetic recording means of said film stores said voice data thereon.

77. An apparatus according to claim 33, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

39. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means automatically drawing a developed film out from the film cartridge while said film cartridge is in said chamber of said container, onto a winding spool, such that an arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

radiating means for radiating light on a surface of said drawn film;

an optical system for passing light sent from said radiating means through said film;

light receiving means for receiving light passed through said optical system and for thereby received a formed image on said film surface;

displaying means for displaying the formed image received by said light receiving means in a programmed sequence; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

40. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said film has magnetic recording means, and said displaying means displays data recorded in said magnetic recording means.

41. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said displaying means is printing means for printing the formed image on a paper surface.

42. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said displaying means displays the formed image on a monitor.

65. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein said magnetic recording means of said film stores said voice data thereon.

78. An apparatus according to claim 39, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

43. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means for drawing a developed film out from the film cartridge while said film cartridge is in said chamber of said container;

winding means for automatically winding up the drawn out film onto a winding spool, such that a arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

radiating means for radiating light on a surface of said drawn out film;

an optical system for passing light sent from said radiating means through said film;

photoelectric converting means for receiving light passed through said optical system and a formed image on the surface of said film so as to convert said formed image to an electric signal;

displaying means for displaying said formed image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said photoelectric converting means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

44. The apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said displaying means displays the formed image on a monitor.

45. The apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said displaying means is printing means for printing the formed image on a paper surface.

46. The apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said photoelectric converting means is a charge coupled device (CCD).

67. The apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

79. An apparatus according to claim 43, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

47. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first containing means defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a film cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means for automatically drawing a developed film out from the film cartridge while said film cartridge is in said chamber of said container, onto a winding spool, such that an arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

second containing means for receiving and containing the drawn out film, said second containing means including said winding spool;

radiating means for radiating light to a surface of a drawn out film transferred from said first containing means to said second containing means;

an optical system for passing light sent from said radiating means through said film;

photoelectric converting means for receiving light passed through said optical system and a formed image on the surface of said film so as to convert said formed image to an electric signal;

displaying means for displaying said formed image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said photoelectric converting means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

48. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said displaying means displays the formed image on a monitor.

49. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said displaying means is printing means for printing the formed image on a paper surface.

50. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said photoelectric converting means is a charge coupled device (CCD).

68. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

80. An apparatus according to claim 47, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

51. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means for automatically drawing a top end of a developed film out from a film cartridge which contains said film in a wound state;

winding means for automatically winding said film drawn by said drawing means around a winding spool, such that an arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

an illumination light source arranged at a rear surface of said drawn out film;

an optical system arranged at a front source of said drawn out film;

photoelectric converting means for receiving a formed image on the surface of said film guided by said optical system so as to photoelectrically convert said formed image;

displaying means for displaying said formed image, which was photoelectrically converted, on the surface of said film, in a programmed sequence based on an output of said photoelectric converting means, one frame by one frame or continuously; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

52. The apparatus according to claim 51, wherein said film has magnetic recording means, and said displaying means displays data recorded in said magnetic recording means.

53. The apparatus according to claim 51, wherein said displaying means is printing means for printing the formed image on a paper surface.

66. The apparatus according to claim 52, wherein said magnetic recording means of said film stores said voice data thereon.

54. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

drawing means for automatically drawing out a developed film from the film cartridge case containing said film while said film cartridge is in said chamber of said container, onto a winding spool, such that an arbitrary desired frame is presented for reproduction;

radiating means for radiating light on a surface of said drawn out film;

light receiving means for receiving an image on said film radiated by said radiating means, as a formed image;

displaying means for displaying the formed image received by said light receiving means in a programmed sequence; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with formation of said image.

69. The apparatus according to claim 54, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

82. An apparatus according to claim 54, further including a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.

55. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a container defining an openable chamber for receiving and containing a cartridge holding a developed film therein, said chamber being arranged to receive the cartridge therein through an opening in the container in a drop-in manner;

frame position detecting means for detecting a position of a frame of said film in which an image formation is finished;

film transferring means for automatically transferring said film from the film cartridge contained in said chamber onto a winding spool, and stopping the film transfer based on an output of said frame position detecting means to an arbitrary desired frame;

projecting means for projecting light on said film while said film is stopped by said film transferring means;

photoelectric converting means for converting a projection image of said film projected by said projecting means to an electric signal;

a shutter, provided between said film to be transferred and said photoelectric converting means and which is openable and closable, for shielding light directed to said photoelectric converting means from the surface of said film, when said shutter is in a closed state;

image reproducing means for reproducing a synthesized image from an output of said photoelectric converting means;

displaying means for displaying said synthesized image in a programmed sequence based on an output of said image reproducing means; and

means for audibly reproducing voice data stored on said film simultaneously with reproduction and display of said synthesized image.

56. The apparatus according to claim 55, wherein said shutter is closed while the film is transferring, and opened when the transfer of the film is stopped.

57. The apparatus according to claim 55, wherein said shutter is opened/closed by a driving source.

58. The apparatus according to claim 57, further comprising controlling means for controlling said shutter through said driving source.

70. The apparatus according to claim 55, wherein said film has a magnetic recording section.

83. An apparatus according to claim 55, wherein said film transferring means includes a rewinding device for rewinding the film to said arbitrary desired frame for reproduction thereof.