Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corporation

Yuji Oshikoshi

Kiichiro Sakamoto

Hiroshi Hara

Kazuo Shiota

Hisashi Kikuchi

Nobumitsu Takehara

Toshitaka Agano

Yoshimi Suganuma

Masashi Katoh

Eiichi Kito

Tsutomu Kimura

Takashi Fukui

Tomonori Nishio

Syuji Tahara

Kunio Takagi

Yukari Sakuramoto

Masashi Kato

Liyoshi Yamaguchi

Schunichi Hosaka

Yoshimi Sugamuma

The image processing apparatus includes an image processing section for executing at least one image processing operation with respect to digital image data and a set value chancing device for selecting a plurality of image processing conditions as to said at least one image processing operation from among plural levels or plural combinations which are typically preset of image processing conditions, and changing set values of the plurality of image processing conditions from previously set values into the selected plurality of image processing conditions. The customized printing system includes the image processing apparatus, an image input apparatus and an image output apparatus. The image processing apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation or operations in response to a printing order customized by a customer, and the system is capable of forming a print which may reflect the requests from the customer.

Image processing apparatus and customized printing system using the same

A system for providing a personal booklet, such as a passport, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder to thereby provide the booklet holder's identity. The system includes entering a picture of the face of an applicant, the picture being attached to an application form, as a figure image into an image composing device, entering personal data of the applicant entered in the application form as a character image, providing a composite image of the figure and character images, printing the composite image onto a thermal transfer type photosensitive printing paper, transfering the printed composite image onto an image receiving layer coated on a transparent cover sheet bound in the booklet, and sandwiching the image receiving material layer between a supporting sheet bound in the booklet next to the transparent cover sheet and the transparent cover sheet.

Method of making booklets with photographs and apparatus therefor

A system for providing a personal booklet, such as a passport, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder to thereby provide the booklet holder's identity. The system includes entering a picture of the face of an applicant, the picture being attached to an application form, as a figure image into an image composing device, entering personal data of the applicant entered in the application form as an character image, producing a composite image of the figure and character images, printing the composite image onto a thermal transfer type photosensitive printing paper, transfering the printed composite image onto an image receiving layer coated on a transparent cover sheet bound in the booklet, and sandwiching the image receiving material layer between a supporting sheet bound in the booklet next to the transparent cover sheet and the transparent cover sheet.

Apparatus for making booklets with photographs

A method of making color and gradation correction performs color and gradation correction differently for a human subject image and a computer graphic image before or after composing these images. A gradation correction is carried out by the use of linear table data written in a look-up table for computer graphic images and non-linear table data for human subject images. A color correction circuit for transforming image data by the use of a matrix calculation comprises three look-up table memories and an adder for adding together outputs from the look-up table memories for each color to be color corrected. In these three look-up table memories, different table data are written in, according to the kinds of human subject image and computer graphic image. There are provided a plurality of different table data for human subject images and computer graphic images, respectively and suitable table data are selected according to a human subject image and a computer graphic image to be composed.

Method of effecting gradation and color correction of a composite image

A booklet, such as a passport, for providing the identity of the holder thereof, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder, includes transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other. Furthermore, an image receiving layer is formed on one surface of one of the separate transparent and supporting sheets and an optically readable data printing section is provided on either one of the transparent and supporting sheets where optically readable personal data of said booklet holder is printed. Also, an adhesive layer is provided for adhering the transparent and supporting sheets together to sandwich the image receiving layer therebetween after having formed a composite image of the picture and personal data in the image receiving layer.

Booklet with photograph

A personal booklet with a picture and personal data of the bookholder, such as a passport for providing the bookholder's identity, comprises transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other, and an identification data bearing sheet with an image receiving layer formed on a surface thereon. The image receiving layer includes a composite image of the picture and the personal data, and optically readable personal data of the bookholder described by optically readable characters such as font type numbers and/or alphabets. The transparent sheet and the supporting sheet are adhered with adhesive layers to sandwich the identification data bearing sheet therebetween.

Booklet with photograph and personal information

A CRT printing apparatus for making a composite image print comprising a scene or human figure and graphics and/or letters, the apparatus including at least two exposure systems having black-and-white CRTs, one for exposing a photographic paper to a video image in the form of three black-and-white CRT images sequentially displayed in brightness patterns on the CRT. In each exposure system, the photographic paper is exposed to the black-and-white image through an appropriate mono-color filter. The two exposure systems are alternately activated to expose the color photographic paper.

CRT printing apparatus for printing a composite image

A composite image printing method and apparatus for making a print of a composite image comprising a scene or human figure and computer graphics and/or letters, in order, for example, to provide a postcard with a picture. The apparatus has an exposure system for exposing a photographic paper to a photographic image such as scenes and human figures on a photographic original, another exposure system including a CRT display device for exposing the photographic paper to an image such as letters and computer graphics displayed on the CRT screen, and a device for successively using the exposure systems so as to print the composite image on the photographic paper.

Composite image printing method and apparatus

A card with a photograph is of at least four-layer structure. The card includes: a display sheet made by printing a composite image of a portrait image and a character image such as a name on a photographic paper; a plastic frame sheet in which the display sheet is fitted; at least one plastic core sheet attached to the back surface of the frame sheet; a transparent plastic first cover sheet attached to the front surface of the frame sheet; a second cover sheet attached to the back surface of the core sheet; and an adhesive layer bonding the display sheet and the first cover sheet. The frame sheet, at least one core sheet, and the two cover sheets are made of a heat and pressure-weldable plastic such as a polyvinyl chloride resin. These four sheets are stacked one upon another, sandwiched between two ferro-type plates, and pressure-welded with heat, so that the four plastic sheets are pressure-welded with heat and the display sheet and the first cover sheet are heat-sealed. Lastly, the four sheets are punched out using a punching-out cutter to form a card with a narrow frame sheet remaining around the display sheet.

Card with photograph

A method of making a print of a composite image which includes at least a figure image and an image of letters, comprises the steps of providing the composite image, displaying the same on a CRT display device, and exposing a printing paper to the displayed composite image. For providing the composite image, the figure image is formed by a still camera on a photosensitive material which can be preserved semipermanently. When making the print, the image is picked up from the photosensitive material by an image signal forming device such as a TV camera so as to be composed with the image of the letters.

Method of printing a composite image of human figure and personal data

A CRT image printing apparatus for making a color print from black-and-white images displayed on a black-and-white CRT corresponding to three color monochromatic images of a color image in three color frame sequential exposure system, comprises three color filters for converting the black-and-white images corresponding to three color monochromatic images to which a color photographic paper and a color photographic film are selectively sequentially exposed, and an image signal processor for changing the black-and-white images negative to positive when the color photographic film is selected to be exposed and positive to negative when the color photographic paper is selected to be exposed.

CRT image printing apparatus

An instant photographic apparatus uses a photosensitive member in the form of a roll, of a length to receive a plurality of exposures, and an image-receiving member in the form of either a roll or a sheet. The photosensitive member is cut off to the length of a single frame of film after the exposure of its leading end. Before or after cutting off the member or members, the exposed leading end of the photosensitive member and the image-receiving member are superposed. Between the superposed members a processing liquid is distributed and spread in a uniform layer for diffusion transfer processing. During the processing, negative and positive images are produced simultaneously on the photosensitive and image-receiving members, respectively, according to the latent image previously created on the photosensitive member by exposure.

Instant photographic method and apparatus

An image-receiving member of sheet material has a portion on which a positive image is adapted to be formed. A pod of processing liquid is secured to the sheet material outside of the image-forming portion. Each pod is preferably divided into two processing fluid containing portions, such that an advancing roller can contact the flat portion devoid of processing liquid in order to advance the image-receiving sheet without rupturing the pod. The mask defining the area on which a positive image is formed, can be either a continuous sheet having openings at regular intervals, or it can be formed by connector sheets alternately coupled to image-receiving sheets in combination with longitudinal masking strips affixed directly to the image-receiving sheet.

A method for recording an image by scanning a photosensitive recording medium with a light beam wherein a number of image region are designated on an original image and the image regions are electrically processed using certain image processing conditions which are different for each designated image region in said original image. The image processing conditions comprises different gradation, sharpness, magnification or halftone mode adjustments for each of the designated image regions or any combination of two or more of said image processing conditions.

Image scanning and recording method

A CRT composite image printing method and apparatus for making a print of a composite image comprising a human figure and personal data relating to the human figure in order to provide a card with picture. The apparatus has a device for recording and reproducing a number of figure images and a device preparing a number of sets of personal data, these figure images and set of personal data being composed by a computer and displayed on a CRT as a composite image to which a printing paper is exposed to provide a print sheet from which the picture card is made.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yuji Oshikoshi