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Patent US5923405 - Method and system for specifying position of frame to be printed in film piece - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA film holder holds a plurality of film pieces which are obtained by cutting a film having a plurality of frames between the forward and rear longitudinal ends. The film pieces are cut from the film in such a manner that the first and the last two pieces will contain fewer frames than a predetermined...http://www.google.com/patents/US5923405?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5923405 - Method and system for specifying position of frame to be printed in film pieceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5923405 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/889,710Publication dateJul 13, 1999Filing dateJul 8, 1997Priority dateJul 9, 1996Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE69730912D1, DE69730912T2, EP0818709A1, EP0818710A1, EP0818710B1, US6151098Publication number08889710, 889710, US 5923405 A, US 5923405A, US-A-5923405, US5923405 A, US5923405AInventorsYasutaka KayamaOriginal AssigneeNoritsu Koki Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (5), Non-Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (4), Classifications (8), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for specifying position of frame to be printed in film piece
US 5923405 AAbstract
1. A system for specifying a position of a target frame to be printed in a plurality of film pieces obtained by cutting a film containing a plurality of frames between forward and rear ends thereof in such a manner that the first film piece and the last two film pieces each has fewer frames than a predetermined number while the other film pieces have the pre determined number of frames, which comprises:film piece holder means for holding the film pieces according to a predetermined order; input means for inputting a serial frame number of a right end frame in the second to last film piece as a serial frame number of a first reference frame, and a serial frame number of a left end frame in the second to last film piece as a serial frame number of a second reference frame; a controller for specifying one film piece containing the target frame based on the serial frame numbers of the first and second reference frames inputted by the input means; and a film conveyor unit for drawing the specified film piece out of the film piece holder means and transferring this film piece along a film conveying line to an exposing unit. 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said controller determines also the position of the target frame within the specified film piece.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein if the predetermined number of the frame is six, said controller specifies said one film piece containing the target frame having a serial frame number `N` according to the following algorithm:(i) IF Y is less than or equal to N and N is less than or equal to X, THEN said one film piece is the second to last film piece; (ii) IF Y is greater than N, THEN said one film piece is the (QUOT {Y-1N, 6}+3)th film piece as counted from the last film piece; and (iii) IF N is greater than X, THEN said one film piece is the last film piece; wherein`X` is the serial frame number of the first reference frame, `Y` is the serial frame number of the second reference frame, and `QUOT (Numeral 1, Numeral 2)` is an integer portion of a quotient obtained by dividing Numeral 1 by Numeral 2. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein if the predetermined number of the frame is six (6), said controller specifies the position of the target frame having the serial frame number `N` in the specified film piece according to the following algorithm:(i) IF the specified film piece is the second to last film piece, then the (N-Y+1)th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; (ii) IF the specified film piece is the first film piece, THEN the (MOD {Y-1-N, 6}+1)th frame from the right end of this film piece is the target frame; (iii) IF the specified film piece is the last film piece, THEN the (N-X)th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; and (iv) IF the specified film piece is other than the above, THEN (6-MOD {Y-1-N, 6})th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; wherein`X` is the serial frame number of the first reference frame, `Y` is the serial frame number of the second reference frame, and `MOD (Numeral 1, Numeral 2)` is a remainder of a quotient obtained by dividing Numeral 1 by Numeral 2. 7. A method of specifying a position of a target frame to be printed in a plurality of film pieces as held in piece film holder means, the film pieces being obtained by cutting a film containing a plurality of frames between forward and rear ends thereof in such a manner that the first film piece and the last two film pieces each has fewer frames than a predetermined number while the other film pieces has the predetermined number of frames, which comprises the steps of:setting a serial frame number of a right end frame in the second to last film piece to a serial frame number of a first reference frame and a serial frame number of a left end frame in the second to last film piece to a serial frame number of a second reference frame; specifying, based on the set serial frame numbers of the first and second reference frames, one film piece containing the target frame; and drawing the specified film piece out of the film piece holder means and transferring this film piece along a film conveying line to an exposing unit. 8. A method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of determining the position of the target frame within the specified film piece.
10. A method according to claim 7, wherein the serial frame numbers of the first and second reference frames and of the target frame are recorded in a recording sheet which may be stored in the film piece holder means;and wherein the serial frame numbers of the first and second reference frames are read by a reader device from the recording sheet drawn out of the film piece holder means. 11. The method according to claim 7, wherein if the predetermined number of the frame is six (6), said one film piece containing the target frame having a serial frame number `N` is specified according to the following algorithm:(i) IF Y is smaller than or equal to N and N is smaller than or equal to X, THEN said one film piece is the second to last film piece; (ii) IF Y is greater than N, THEN said one film piece is the (QUOT {Y-1-N, 6}+3)th film piece as counted from the last film piece; and (iii) IF N is greater than X, THEN said one film piece is the last film piece; wherein`X` is the serial frame number of the first reference frame, `Y` is the serial frame number of the second reference frame, and `QUOT (Numeral 1, Numeral 2)` is an integer portion of a quotient obtained by dividing Numeral 1 by Numeral 2. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein if the predetermined number of the frame is six (6), the position of the target frame having the serial frame number `N` in the specified film piece is specified according to the following algorithm:(i) IF the specified film piece is the second to last film piece, THEN the (N-Y+1)th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; (ii) IF the specified film piece is the first film piece, THEN the (MOD {Y-1-N, 6}+1)th frame from the right end of this film piece is the target frame; (iii) IF the specified film piece is the last film piece, THEN the (N-X)th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; and (iv) IF the specified film piece is other than the above, THEN (6-MOD {Y-1-N, 6})th frame from the left end of this film piece is the target frame; wherein`X` is the serial frame number of the first reference frame, `Y` is the serial frame number of the second reference frame, and `MOD'(Numeral 1, Numeral 2)` is a remainder of a quotient obtained by dividing Numeral 1 by Numeral 2. Description
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