# US 5,703,673 A · Method of and apparatus for inputting photographic information, camera, and method of and apparatus for printing photographic information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,703,673 A - Document ID: US5703673A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/451,567 - Filed: 1995-05-26 - Granted: 1997-12-30 - Earliest claimed: 1994-07-04 - Assignees: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kanji Tokuda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5703673A ## CPC - G03B 17/24: with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure - G03B 2217/244: Magnetic devices - G03B 2217/246: Details of the markings - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) ## Abstract When images are photographed by using a photographic film at which a magnetic recording layer is provided, photographic information regarding the entire film and photographic information regarding respective image frames can be magnetically recorded. A method and an apparatus are provided for the recording or for printing the photographic information which is magnetically recorded. In a case in which a printing area is limited, magnetically-recording of or printing of non-prior information is limited so that prior information is printed on the printing area prior to the non-prior information. For example, the information regarding an image frame is printed on the printing area of the back surface of the photographic printing paper prior to the information regarding the entire film. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of printing photographic information, comprising the steps of: permitting, when images are photographed by using a photographic film on which a magnetic recording layer is provided, magnetic recording of photographic information regarding the entire photographic film and photographic information regarding respective image frames, by any recording method which is selected from a selecting/recording method, in which one of a plurality of set phrases registered in advance is selected and magnetically recorded, and an inputting/recording method, in which a phrase is formed by the manner which involves a user's inputting individual characters of the phrase one by one and magnetically recording; and reading the photographic information magnetically recorded and printing the photographic information on a recording medium, wherein the printing of at least one of photographic information regarding said entire photographic film and photographic information regarding said respective image frames is limited. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 1, wherein the printing is effected on the back surface of the recording medium. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 2, wherein in a case in which a printing area is printed on the back surface of the recording medium, said limiting is effected. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 1, wherein the photographic information regarding said respective image frames is printed prior to the photographic information regarding said entire photographic film. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 1, wherein the photographic information recorded by the inputting/recording method is printed prior to the photographic information recorded by the selecting/recording method. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 1, wherein four types of information are recordable, including, in order of printing preference: the photographic information regarding the respective image frames which have been recorded by the inputting/recording method, the photographic information regarding the respective image frames which have been recorded by the selecting/recording method, the photographic information regarding the entire photographic film which have been recorded by the inputting/recording method, and the photographic information regarding the entire photographic film which have been recorded by the selecting/recording method. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 6, wherein said four types of information are printed in accordance with the order based on the user's instruction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 6, wherein said four types of information are printed in accordance with the order based on control mark added and inputted in advance to the magnetic recording layer, when the photographic information regarding the respective image frames are magnetically recorded. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A method of printing photographic information according to claim 8, wherein said control mark is any one of characters, symbols and a space. ### Claim 10 An apparatus for printing photographic information by which it is permitted, when images are photographed by using a photographic film at which a magnetic recording layer is provided, to record photographic information regarding the entire photographic film and photographic information regarding respective image frames, by selecting from a plurality of set phrases registered in advance and magnetically recording, and to record photographic information regarding the entire photographic film and photographic information regarding respective image frames, by the manner which involves user's inputting individual characters of the phrase one by one and magnetically recording, on a predetermined recording medium, comprising: photographic information reading means for reading said photographic information; control mark reading means for reading a control mark added and inputted in advance to the magnetic recording layer, when the photographic information regarding said image frames is magnetically recorded; a printer for recording the photographic information which is read by said photographic information reading means onto said predetermined recording medium; and a printing item limiter by which, on the basis of the control mark read by said control mark reading means, the printing of any one of or both of the photographic information regarding said entire photographic film and the photographic information regarding said respective image frames is limited. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) An apparatus for printing photographic information according to claim 10, wherein said printing item limiter prints the photographic information regarding said respective image frames prior to the photographic information regarding said entire photographic film. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus for printing photographic information according to claim 10, wherein said printing item limiter prints the photographic information recorded by inputting individual characters prior to the photographic information recorded by selecting set phrases.