Patent ID: 6690416
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06K,G07F,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for text editing a digital still image comprising:a digital still camera device comprising: (a) an image sensor adapted to sense a digital still image; (b) a manipulation data entry card reader adapted to read a manipulation data entry card; (c) a communicator adapted to communicate with a text entry device; and (d) a camera housing; and (e) a printing device housed within the camera housing and adapted to print a manipulated digital still image; a manipulation data entry card adapted to be read by said digital still camera device and to provide manipulation instructions to said digital still camera device for manipulating said digital still image to produce said manipulated digital still image, said manipulation instructions including the addition of user-supplied text to said digital still image; and a text entry device which is not part of said digital still camera device but is adapted to communicate with said digital still camera device for the entry of said user-supplied text for addition to said digital still image wherein said text entry device includes a plurality of non-roman font characters utilised by said still digital camera device in conjunction with said manipulation instructions so as to create new text characters for addition to said digital still image.