Patent ID: 7518642
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B41J,B42D,B82Y,G06F,G06K,G07F,G11C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a digital camera of a type including a reader to read instructions in printed form from printed media and an image printer for printing images, the method including: storing a captured image in a memory internal to the digital camera; reading first image manipulation instructions from a surface of a first printed media, the first image manipulation instructions being an image manipulation algorithm; creating a captured manipulated image from the captured image on the basis of the algorithm represented by the first image manipulation instructions; reading second image manipulation instructions from a surface of a second printed media, the second image manipulation instructions being instructions for instructing the digital camera to combine the first image manipulation instructions with further image manipulation instructions; reading the further image manipulation instructions from a surface of a third print media, the further image manipulation instructions being a further image manipulation algorithm; modifying the captured manipulated image in accordance with the further image manipulation algorithm to obtain a modified captured manipulated image; and printing the modified captured manipulated image with the image printer.