Patent ID: 7274485
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: B41J,G03B,G07F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An effects module for applying one or more effects to a stored image comprising: a substantially cylindrical body having a diameter, and within said body; a select mechanism for retrieving the stored image from a first image store; an image processor for applying said one or more effects to said stored image; a transfer mechanism for transferring a resultant image to a second image store; a LCD being connected to said image processor and providing information about said effects; and at least two connectors incorporated in said body at opposite ends of said body, at least one of said connectors incorporated at an end of said cylindrical body for connecting said effects module to a bus providing power and data between said effects module and said stored image; said at least one connector connecting said effects module to a substantially cylindrical camera module for applying said one or more effects to an image captured by said camera module, said cylindrical camera module having a diameter substantially equal to said cylindrical body; wherein said bus extends between said at least two connectors such that power and data from modules connected at said two connectors passes through said effects module.