Patent Document ID: 5383027
Application ID: 07842569
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for printing developed portrait film previously exposed by a portrait camera, said film having digitally encoded information adjacent each frame, comprising: a light source for projecting light through the developed portrait film; an image input device adjacent the film positioned to receive light from the light source which has passed through the developed portrait film for providing an image output representative of an image on the developed portrait film; an image convertor circuit including an input connected to the image input device and a digital output wherein the image output from the image input device is converted into a digital format comprising a digitized image provided on the digital output; code reader means for reading said digitally encoded information from said film and providing an output; edit station means coupled to the digital output for receiving digitized images, determining a sequence for the digitized images in accordance with a predetermined order defined by said output of said code reader means and providing an edit station output; and printer means, coupled to the edit station means, for receiving the edit station output, converting the edit station output into an analog format and transferring the edit station output to an image recording medium whereby images transferred to the image recording medium are in the predetermined order.