Programmable camera system with software interpreter
First Claim
1. A portable camera with inbuilt printer device, and input means for uploading software, said camera including:
- (a) digital image capture device for the capturing of digital images;
(b) an inbuilt programming language interpreter means internally connected to said digital image capture device for the manipulation of a digital image captured by said capture device;
(c) a script input means for inputting a self documenting program script for the manipulation and filtering of said captured digital image to produce visual alterations thereof, said script input means comprising a card reader for optically reading a script printed as an array of dots on one surface of a portable card, there being a visual example of the likely effect of said script on a second surface of the card;
wherein said script is interpreted and executed by said interpreter means to modify said captured digital image in accordance with said script to produce a digital image modified from said captured digital image, in the manner visually exemplified on said second surface of said card, and to provide a printout of said image on said inbuilt printer device.
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Abstract
A portable camera with inbuilt printer device, has input means for uploading software. The camera includes a digital image capture device, an inbuilt programming language interpreter internally connected to the digital image capture device for the manipulation of the digital image captured by the capture device and a script input means for inputting a self documenting program script for the manipulation and filtering of said captured digital image to produce visual alterations of the image. A card reader optically reads the script printed as an array of dots on one surface of a portable card, which has a visual example of the likely effect of the script on a second surface of the card.
The script is interpreted and executed by the interpreter to modify the captured digital image in accordance with the script to produce a digital image modified, in a manner as visually exemplified on said second surface of said card, which is then printed out on the inbuilt printer device.
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14 Claims
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1. A portable camera with inbuilt printer device, and input means for uploading software, said camera including:
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(a) digital image capture device for the capturing of digital images;
(b) an inbuilt programming language interpreter means internally connected to said digital image capture device for the manipulation of a digital image captured by said capture device;
(c) a script input means for inputting a self documenting program script for the manipulation and filtering of said captured digital image to produce visual alterations thereof, said script input means comprising a card reader for optically reading a script printed as an array of dots on one surface of a portable card, there being a visual example of the likely effect of said script on a second surface of the card;
wherein said script is interpreted and executed by said interpreter means to modify said captured digital image in accordance with said script to produce a digital image modified from said captured digital image, in the manner visually exemplified on said second surface of said card, and to provide a printout of said image on said inbuilt printer device.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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