Photographic prints having magnetically recordable media

• US 6,985,207 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2002
• Issued: 01/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Peter B.
• Application Number:
  US10/176,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20030058418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 355/31, 355/18, 355/72, 396/312, 396/30, 396/33, 396/906, 396/14, 396/315, 346/140.1, 358/296, 347/48, 360/3
• US Class Current: 355/31
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/06 in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/86 Secure or tamper-resistant housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32138 in an electronic device attached to the sheet, e.g. in an RFID tag
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3261 : of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 : of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3284 : for error correction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 : Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A camera provides a photo (7) printed on print media via printer device (6) under the control of a central processor (4). The photo (7) is a print of an image (5) provided by a CCD sensor (3). The photo (7) includes print media having, in addition, a magnetically recordable medium whereby sound processed by sound chip (10) received from sound microphone (13) and/or processed by central processor (4) can be recorded with magnetic recording head (16) on the photo (7). The photo (7) is printed using an ink jet printer on suitable ink jet compatible print media preferably with the magnetically recordable medium on the rear of the photo (7) and the image (2) on the front surface of the photo (7).

Claims

1. A camera system for recording images, said camera system comprising:

an electronic image sensor for sensing an image;

a digital processor adapted to process said sensed image in accordance with predetermined processing requirements;

a photo width ink jet printer adapted to print said processed image on a printable surface of ink jet print media, the printer comprising a photo width printhead having a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle being a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) adapted to eject ink from the nozzle, said print media including a magnetic recording surface;

a magnetic recorder adapted to record associated information on said magnetic recording surface at the same time as said ink jet printer prints the processed image onto the printable surface; and

a processor for controlling operation of the printhead and the magnetic recorder, wherein

the photo width printhead operates on less than 10 Watts.

2. A camera system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said associated information comprises audio information associated with said sensed image.

3. A camera system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the printer is adapted to print said sensed image on a first surface of said print media and the magnetic recorder is adapted to record said associated information on a second surface of said print media.

4. A camera system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first and said second surfaces are on different faces of said print media.

5. A camera system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said print media is stored on an internal detachable roll in said camera system, said camera system comprising a hand held portable camera device, said photo width ink jet printer being built into said hand held portable camera device.

6. A camera system according to claim 1 wherein the associated information is recorded in a manner with enhanced fault tolerance.