Camera for printing manipulated images

• US 7,460,152 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2003
• Issued: 12/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Walmsley, Simon Robert, Lapstun, Paul, Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Ometz, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Quang V
• Application Number:
  US10/729,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20040125212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,821 Days
• Field of Search: 348/222.1, 348/207.2, 348/375, 348/376, 348/231.6, 347/104, 347/153, 347/157
• US Class Current: 348/207.2
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0005 Curl smoothing, i.e. smoothing down corrugated printing material, e.g. by pressing means acting on wrinkled printing material
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/14427 Structure of ink jet print heads with thermal bend detached actuators
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/15 for serial printing
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17 characterised by ink handling cleaning by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof B41J2/1652; for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing B41J11/0015
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2002/041 Electromagnetic transducer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2202/21 Line printing
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• 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: G06K 1/12 otherwise than by punching
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 1/121 by printing code marks applying code marks to labels B65C9/46; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/14 using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 11/56 using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00965 : using a plug-in memory module, e.g. memory card, memory stick
• 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 1/32133 : on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 : of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• 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 2201/3269 : of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 : of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/328 : Processing of the additional information
• 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

The present invention relates to a handheld camera which includes a sensor adapted to sense an image, an input for receiving predetermined data representing a respective form of data manipulation and a processing system. The processing system is adapted to obtain the image from the sensor and manipulate the image in accordance with the predetermined data to thereby generate a manipulated image.

Claims

1. A handheld camera, said camera comprising:

a sensor adapted to sense an image;

an input for receiving predetermined data representing a respective form of data manipulation, the predetermined data being disposed on a surface of the card; and

,

a processing system, the processing system being adapted to;

obtain the image from the sensor,

determine a card image in accordance with signals received from the input,

rotate the card image in accordance with a skew of the card with respect to the input, and

manipulate the image in accordance with the predetermined data to thereby generate a manipulated image.

2. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 1, the input comprising a card reader, the predetermined data being stored on a card.

3. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 2, the predetermined data being a programming script, the processing system being adapted to execute the programming script to thereby manipulate the image.

4. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 2, the card reader comprising a card drive system for driving the card along a card path, and a card sensor positioned along the card path.

5. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 4, the input being adapted to read the predetermined data disposed on the card surface.

6. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 5, the card sensor extending across the width of the card path, the processing system being adapted to activate the card sensor and the drive system to thereby detect the predetermined data as the card moves with respect to the card sensor.

7. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 5, the card sensor comprising an illumination source and an optical sensor, the processing system being adapted to activate the illumination source and the optical sensor to thereby read the predetermined data.

8. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 7, the processing system being adapted to:

and,

convert the card image to determine the predetermined data.

9. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 8, the processing system being adapted to convert the card image by:

decoding the card image to determine a decoded card image data;

converting the decoded card image into byte data;

unscrambling the byte data to determine the predetermined data; and

,

performing error detection.

10. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 4, the camera comprising a card insertion sensor, the processing system being responsive to the card insertion sensor to activate the card drive system.

11. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 4, the camera comprising an ejection input, the processing system being adapted to activate the card drive system to thereby eject the card in response to activation of the ejection input.

12. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 1, said sensor being adapted to generate a CCD Image, said processing system being adapted to convert the CCD image into at least one of an internal image and a print image.

13. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 12, said processing system adapted to manipulate at least one of the CCD image, the internal image and the print image.

14. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 1, the camera comprising a control input for selecting camera parameters, the processing system being adapted to manipulate the image in accordance with the selected camera parameters.

15. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 14, wherein the processing system is adapted to manipulate the image in accordance with signals received from the camera sensor.

16. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 15, the camera sensor comprising a camera orientation sensor.

17. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 1, the camera further comprising a display adapted to display said manipulated image.

18. A handheld camera as claimed in claim 17, wherein said display device comprises a printer device adapted to print said manipulated image.