Patent ID: 6297874
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A film image reading device comprising:a light source that illuminates a film original, the film original having image regions and a magnetic memory region for each image region;an image sensor that outputs an image signal by photo-electrically converting light supplied to an image region of the film original from the light source;a moving device that moves at least one of the film original and the image sensor relative to each other;a magnetic information reader that reads magnetically stored information stored in the magnetic memory regions;a memory that stores data for display in an index display setting window on a display of a host apparatus; andan index display window data generator that (a) receives signals output from the image sensor and from the magnetic information reader, wherein an accumulation time of the image sensor is predetermined based on setting data provided by the host apparatus to the film image reading device, the setting data having been selected in the index display setting window, the setting data indicating that high speed image reading is desired, and (b) generates index display window data for display on the display of the host apparatus.