Simultaneous digital image and the image file's internal metadata printing system

a printing system and digital imaging technology, applied in the direction of digital output to print units, still video cameras, visual presentations, etc., can solve the problems of reducing costs, difficult to organize and maintain in a meaningful fashion, and the organization of images and data for thousands of photographs can be a growing and ongoing burden

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-12
BERNARDO JOSEPH A
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The patent describes a system and method for capturing, editing, and printing digital images. The system allows for users to enter, change, or delete information specific to the image and its internal metadata. This information can include details about the photographer, picture format, GPS location, and other details. The system also provides new methods for entering, changing, and deleting metadata using touch screen keypads, cameras, and printers. Additionally, the system allows for simultaneous printing of the image and its metadata, regardless of the method by which the image was acquired. Overall, the system improves the efficiency and ease of processing and printing digital images.

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Technical information relating to each image, known as metadata,1 can be difficult to organize and maintain in a meaningful fashion, particularly as digital imaging proliferates and electronic storage costs diminish.
Organization of images and data for thousands of photographs can be a growing and ongoing burden.

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[0022]The subject apparatus and system have several important elements as detailed herein below.

[0023]In FIG. 1, system 10 is shown as a sequence of steps for printing an image with its file's internal metadata 21, depicted in four instances following any of steps 12, 14, 17 or 19. FIG. 2 is a detail 20 of the system 10 seen in FIG. 1 and depicts in each four possible occurrences, image and image file's internal metadata printing step 21, also indicated by reference letter “A” in both figures. After printing an image with its file's internal metadata, the process ends and may be repeated as desired. Referring again to FIG. 1, the first step is loading the image for editing and printing 11. The image that is to be printed with its file's internal metadata information is loaded (i.e., displayed) on a device that is capable of entering and / or editing the image file's internal metadata. The image and its file's internal metadata to be printed can come from a data source built into the d...

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Abstract

A system that simultaneously prints digital image files' images and image files' internal metadata. The details for a digital image may be printed onto the front side and / or back side of a picture's printed hardcopy while simultaneously printing the digital image file's internal metadata or simultaneously displaying the digital image with its file's internal metadata on electronic media such as televisions, desktop, laptop and tablet computer screens, digital picture frames, cell phone, smart phone and telephone displays, public billboards, Internet web pages and x-ray photographs. The digital picture's details, being presented in the subject system as a file's internal metadata, include but are not limited to the picture's file name, the photographer's name, a copyright holder's name and a description of the picture, as well as the picture's technical details such as its image format, date, GPS location, focusing mode, metering mode, shutter speed, flash exposure compensation, resolution, ISO sensitivity, white balance, etc. A unique image identification code, password protection and encryption, can be assigned to each image and incorporated in the image file's internal metadata.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 13 / 197,899, filed Aug. 4, 2011, which application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 400,915, filed Aug. 5, 2010, both of which are incorporated in their entirety herein by reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to improvements in simultaneous digital imaging systems and image file internal metadata printing systems and equipment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]As digital photography has grown to widespread acceptance and enormous popularity, photographers are faced with ever-mounting types and quantities of information and data for tracking and categorizing their work. This applies in varying degrees to professional photographers, serious amateurs and even hobbyists who wish to maintain, organize, protect or share their work.[0004]Technical information relating to each image, known as metadata,1 can be difficult ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/12H04N1/00
CPCG06F3/1203G06F3/1222G06F3/1243H04N2201/0084H04N1/00251H04N1/00461H04N2201/0082G06F3/1238H04N2201/327H04N1/2112H04N2101/00H04N2201/3271
Inventor BERNARDO, JOSEPH A.
Owner BERNARDO JOSEPH A
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