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US 5,475,464 AGranted
Smart film cartridge magazine
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsBradley C. DeCook, Brian K. Gallipeau, David P. D'Aurelio
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Abstract
A magazine having a plurality of cavities, each cavity designed for holding and dispensing a film cartridge. A memory is secured to the magazine for retaining and storing information relating to the magazine, cartridge, and/or photosensitive material.
Claims2
A method of handling film cartridges in a photofinishing process, comprising the steps of:
- providing a film magazine having at least one retaining pocket for receiving a film cartridge, said magazine having a memory for recording of information relating to the film disposed in a cartridge contained in said magazine;
- transporting the film cartridge and said magazine through at least one work station and using said information stored in said memory for controlling at least a portion of the photofinishing process;
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- transporting the magazine containing the cartridges to a subsequent work station wherein information is read from or written on said memory.
1 more element
A method of handling film cartridges in a photofinishing process, comprising:
- transporting the magazine having a memory and a plurality of pockets for retaining cartridges having photosensitive film therein through a photofinishing processing having a plurality of work stations;
- reading and/or writing information onto a said memory so as to control a portion of the photofinishing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.