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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Sudhir Muniswamy Gowda, Ossining, NY (US);
Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Carmel, NY (US);
Dale Jonathan Pearson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Hon-Sum Philip Wong, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment, an instant camera is provided which includes an imager for receiving an image of an object to be photographed. The imager outputs a signal corresponding to the received image, and a memory device stores the signal. A printer prints instant film photographs corresponding to received or stored images, and has the capability to print at least one image on a single piece of instant film. A preview unit has at least one display for displaying an image corresponding to a received or stored image. A controller, in communication with the imager, the memory device, the printer, and the preview unit, controls the transfer of the signal from the imager to the memory device, from the memory device to the printer, and from the memory device to the preview unit.