Electronic yearbook publication system
AssigneeTaylor Publishing Company
InventorsEdward L. Hennigan, Christopher M. Wiencek, Deborah; K. Evans
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Abstract
A system for publishing a yearbook including scanning circuitry for generating digital images from photographs. Imaging processing circuitry for processing the digital images, storage circuitry coupled to the image processing circuitry for storing the processed digital images and publishing circuitry for generating text, graphics. Page layouts define regions where the processed digital images are to be placed prior to receiving the photographs and for retrieving the stored digital images and placing the image responsive to the page layouts.
Claims29
A system for publishing yearbooks, including text, graphics, and images, comprising:
- scanning circuitry for generating digital images from photographs;
- image processing circuitry for processing the digital images, said image processing circuitry operable to enhance the quality of the images;
- storage circuitry coupled to the image processing circuitry for storing the processed digital images;
- publishing circuitry for generating page layouts, including text and graphics and further including defined regions where the processed digital images are to be subsequently placed;
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- circuitry for sizing the stored digital images to fit the defined regions in the page layouts, and for placing the sized digital images in said defined regions.
Apparatus for generating digital images from photographs for use in printing yearbook pages, comprising:
- a carrier for holding an array of photographs on said scanner, such that photographs of different sizes may be scanned;
- circuitry for determining a scan rate responsive to the desired magnification level of the photographs, said desired magnification level based on the sizes of the photographs to be scanned compared to the size of the yearbook page regions associated with the photographs;
- circuitry for storing data related to the size of the photographs and the scan rate for the photographs;
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- a scanner responsive to said determining circuitry for digitally scanning the photographs.
A method of electronically publishing a book, including text, graphics and photographs comprising the steps of:
- generating digital images from photographs at a plurality of scan rates;
- processing the digital images;
- generating text, graphics and page layouts defining regions where the processed digital images are to be placed prior to receiving said photographs;
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- retrieving the stored digital images and placing the images responsive to the page layouts.
A method of generating digital images comprising the steps of:
- determining a scan rate responsive to a desired magnification level, said desired magnification level being based on the respective sizes of a plurality of photographs and the desired sizes of associated images thereof;
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- scanning said plurality of photographs at said determined scan rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.