Patent ID: 6750945
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image data storage apparatus to be connected to a photographic printing system including a film reader for reading images of frames of a photographic film, an image processor for generating image data to be printed, based on scanned image data generated from the film reader, and a printing means for printing images on a recording medium based on the printing image data, the image data storage apparatus storing the scanned image data, the apparatus comprising:an image data recording means for retrievably recording the scanned image data; a branch transmission path for allowing the scanned image data being transmitted from the film reader to the image processor to be transmitted also to said image data recording means; and means for switching over between a mode for transmitting the scanned image data from the film reader to the image processor and a further mode for transmitting the scanned image data retrieved from said image data recording means to the image processor.