Film recording systems for personalized images

A film-based personalized image system, the system comprising:

• a user equipment (UE);
• a projector comprising a light source;
• and
• a film section configured to be disposed within the projector such that one or more projected images may be projected by passing light from the light source through the film section;
• wherein the film section was produced by:
• transmitting, using the UE, an instruction which causes a server to receive a first set of digital images associated with a first user to a server;
• generating, using at least a first image and a second image of the first set of digital images associated with the first user, a first combined image that comprises a reduced-size version of the first image and a reduced-size version of the second image of the first set of digital images associated with the first user, wherein generating the first combined image comprises:
• reducing a size of the first image of the first set and placing the reduced-size version of the first image of the first set at a first position in the first combined image that overlaps a circular arrangement in the first combined image;
• and
• reducing a size of the second image of the first set and placing the reduced-size version of the second image of the first set at a second position in the first combined image that overlaps the circular arrangement in the first combined image;
• using a film recorder, recording in a first frame of a length of film the first combined image comprising the reduced-sized versions of the first image and the second image of the first set of digital images;
• using the film recorder, recording in a second frame of a length of film a second combined image comprising reduced-sized versions of a first image and a second image of a second set of digital images associated with a second user;
• wherein, after the film recorder has recorded at least the first combined image and the second combined image, the length of film comprises a plurality of frames, wherein each frame of the plurality of frames comprises a respective combined image generated based on images received by the server and associated with a respective user, and at least two frames of the plurality of frames comprise respective combined images generated based on images associated with respective users that are different from one-another.

A film-based personalized image projection system, the system comprising:

• a user equipment (UE);
• a projector comprising a light source;
• a first film section configured to be disposed within the projector such that a first plurality of projected images may be selectively projected by passing light from the light source through the first film section;
• the first film section comprising reduced-size versions of a first plurality of digital images;
• a second film section configured to be disposed within the projector such that a second plurality of projected images may be selectively projected by passing light from the light source through the second film section;
• the second film section comprising reduced-sized versions of a second plurality of digital images;
• wherein the first film section and the second film section were produced using a manufacturing method comprising:
• transmitting, using the UE, an instruction which causes a server to receive a set of digital images comprising the first plurality of digital images;
• and
• generating, using at least a first image and a second image of the first plurality of digital images, a first combined image that comprises reduced-size versions of the first and second images of the first plurality of digital images, wherein generating the first combined image comprises:
• reducing a size of the first image of the first plurality of digital images and placing the reduced-size version of the first image of the first plurality of digital images at a first position in the first combined image that overlaps a circular arrangement in the first combined image;
• and
• reducing a size of the second image of the first plurality of digital images and placing the reduced-size version of the second image of the first plurality of digital images at a second position in the first combined image that overlaps the circular arrangement in the first combined image;
• generating, using at least a first image and a second image of the second plurality of digital images, a second combined image that comprises reduced-size versions of the first and second images of the second plurality of digital images, wherein generating the second combined image comprises:
• reducing a size of the first image of the second plurality of digital images and placing the reduced-size version of the first image of the second plurality of digital images at a first position in the second combined image that overlaps a circular arrangement in the second combined image;
• and
• reducing a size of the second image of the second plurality of digital images and placing the reduced-size version of the second image of the second plurality of digital images at a second position in the second combined image that overlaps the circular arrangement in the second combined image;
• using a film recorder, recording in a first frame of a length of film the first combined image comprising the reduced-sized versions of the first image and the second image of the first plurality of digital images received based on the instruction transmitted using the UE;
• and
• using the film recorder, recording in a second frame of the length of film the second combined image comprising the reduced-sized versions of the first image and the second image of the second plurality of digital images, wherein the set of digital images received based on the instruction transmitted using the UE includes the second plurality of digital images.