Printing method and printing system
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorTeruyoshi Nakashima
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Abstract
According to the present invention, first, images of a particular object to be printed are obtained, and a particular object to be printed is extracted from the obtained images. Then, an image of the extracted object is searched from the images stored in the storage, and the searched image is printed. In this manner, the image of a particular object among the images stored in the storage can be easily printed.
Claims40
A printing method for printing an image of a particular object from images stored in storage, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an image of a particular object to be printed;
- extracting the particular object from the obtained image;
- searching an image of the extracted object from images stored in the storage;
- and
- printing the searched image.
A printing method for printing an image of a particular object from images stored in storage, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of images of particular objects to be printed;
- extracting each of the particular objects from the plurality of obtained images;
- searching an image of all the extracted objects from images stored in the storage;
- and
- printing the searched image.
A printing method for printing an image of a particular object from images stored in storage, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of images of particular objects to be printed;
- extracting each of the particular objects from the plurality of obtained images;
- searching an image of at least one of the extracted objects from images stored in the storage;
- and
- printing the searched image.
A printing method for printing an image taken by digital camera, comprising the steps of:
- storing an image taken by digital camera in storage;
- generating information for identifying the image stored in the storage;
- printing the image taken by the digital camera together with the generated information, for printing the image for the first time;
- and the steps of:
- reading the information added to the print and identifying the image to be printed stored in the storage;
- and
- reading out and printing the identified image from the storage, for reprinting the image.
A printing system for printing an image of a particular object from images stored in storage, comprising:
- an inputting device for inputting an image of a particular object to be printed;
- an extracting device for extracting the particular object from the image inputted by the inputting device;
- a searching device for searching an image of the object extracted by the extracting device from images stored in the storage;
- and
- a printing device for printing the image searched by the searching device.
A printing system for printing an image taken by digital camera, comprising:
- storage for storing an image taken by digital camera;
- an image identifying information generating device for generating information for identifying an image stored in the storage;
- a print controlling device for causing a printer to print an image taken by the digital camera together with the information generated by the image identifying information generating device;
- an image identifying device for reading the information added to the print and identifying an image to be printed stored in the storage;
- and
- a reprint controlling device for reading an image identified by the image identifying device from the storage and causing a printer to reprint the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.