System and method for printing and scanning a user-completed digital still camera image proof sheet and order form
First Claim
1. A system for enabling a user to select and print digitally stored images, comprising:
- a digital still camera for taking and storing digital representations of a plurality of images;
a printer for generating graphical representations of selected ones of the plurality of images on a preselected print media;
means for transferring the digital representations of the plurality of images from the digital still camera to the printer; and
the printer including means for generating a combination proof sheet and order form including a graphical representation of at least one of the images and a plurality of user designation areas, means for detecting the user designation areas on the combination proof sheet and order form completed by the user, and means for generating at least one final print sheet in accordance with the user designation areas completed by the user on the combination proof sheet and order form.
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Abstract
A digital still camera is used for taking and storing digital representations of a plurality of images. A printer, such as an ink jet printer or a laser printer, is used for generating graphical representations of selected ones of the plurality of images on a preselected print media such as a paper. A flash memory card, floppy diskette, direct data link or some other data transfer scheme is used to transfer the digital representations of the plurality of images from the digital still camera to the printer. The printer includes programming for generating a combination proof sheet and order form. The combination proof sheet and order form can include an array of thumbnail images and a plurality of image selection and/or image enhancement user designation areas such as bubbles to be filled in by the user with a pencil. The printer includes a scanner and related circuitry and software for scanning the combination proof sheet and order form to detect the user designation areas completed by the user. The programming in the printer thereafter causes it to generate at least one final print sheet with the images and enhancements designated by the user on the combination proof sheet and order form. The proof sheet and order form can be used to designate the number of final prints of a selected image, the size and/or cropping of the prints, the brightness, color balance, background, borders and so forth.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for enabling a user to select and print digitally stored images, comprising:
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a digital still camera for taking and storing digital representations of a plurality of images;
a printer for generating graphical representations of selected ones of the plurality of images on a preselected print media;
means for transferring the digital representations of the plurality of images from the digital still camera to the printer; and
the printer including means for generating a combination proof sheet and order form including a graphical representation of at least one of the images and a plurality of user designation areas, means for detecting the user designation areas on the combination proof sheet and order form completed by the user, and means for generating at least one final print sheet in accordance with the user designation areas completed by the user on the combination proof sheet and order form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for enabling a user to select and print digitally stored images, comprising the steps of:
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taking and storing digital still representations of a plurality of images;
transferring the digital still representations of the plurality of images to a printer capable of generating graphical representations of selected ones of the plurality of images on a preselected print media;
generating with the printer a combination proof sheet and order form including a graphical representation of at least one of the images and a plurality of image selection and/or image enhancement user designation areas;
completing at least one of the user designation areas on the combination proof sheet and order form;
re-inserting the completed proof sheet and order form back into the printer and using the printer to read the combination proof sheet and order form to determine the user designation areas completed by the user; and
generating with the printer at least one final print sheet with the images and enhancements designated by the user on the combination proof sheet and order form. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A combination proof sheet and order form for use with a printer in selecting and printing digitally stored images, comprising:
a single sheet of print media having printed thereon an array of graphical representations of a plurality of digitally stored images and a plurality of user designation areas adjacent each of the images of the array to be completed by a user in the form of discrete locations to be filled in by the user with a marking implement for subsequent scanning and detection in generating final print sheets in accordance with the user designation areas completed by the user, the user designation areas adjacent each of the images of the array selected from the group consisting of image selection, image size and image quantity.
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