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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dieter Poetsch, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 3/10 ;
Abstract
A scanning device optically scans picture information and further information provided on an original film and makes the information available as digitized data, the scanned information not being converted into the original information contents. A storage device stores the data obtained from the film scanner as digital data, and a display device separates data reproduced by the storage device in accordance with their original location on the original film and makes them available as separate data signals.