# US 5,703,701 A · Film information communication apparatus, film information printing apparatus, information processing apparatus and index printer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,703,701 A - Document ID: US5703701A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/403,951 - Filed: 1995-03-14 - Granted: 1997-12-30 - Earliest claimed: 1994-03-15 - Assignees: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yuji Yamamoto; Masazumi Ishikawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5703701A ## CPC - G03B 27/462: {in enlargers, e.g. roll film printers} - G03D 15/003: {Marking, e.g. for re-printing} - 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) - G03D: APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS (apparatus specially adapted for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces G03F); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrographic, electrophotographic, or magnetographic methods or apparatus G03G) ## Abstract A film information communication apparatus comprising a picture reading mechanism for reading information recorded in a photosensitive emulsion layer, in a photographic film including a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer, a magnetic recording and reading mechanism for reading information recorded in the magnetic recording layer, a film information reading mechanism for reading information recorded in other portion of the film than the photosensitive emulsion layer and magnetic recording layer, and a cornmuniction control mechanism for outputting the information for printing read out by each reading mechanism. According to the communication apparatus of the present invention, the case of the existing printing apparatus incapable of reading the magnetic information on the film, photographic printing can be executed by communication of the printing information output from the communication apparatus, only by modifying the control beard of the memory control device in the printing apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A film information printing apparatus comprising: at least one mechanism for reading optically readable information preliminarily recorded in a photosensitive emulsion layer in a photographic film including a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer, and mechanism for reading information preliminarily recorded in the magnetic recording medium; a recording paper printing mechanism for printing the recorded information read by the reading mechanism of the film information on a recording paper; a paper priming mechanism for printing information read by the reading mechanism of film information on a reverse side and/or surface of the printed and developed paper; and wherein the apparatus further includes: a frame number detecting mechanism for detecting a film frame number preliminarily printed on a reverse side of a paper on which a picture is printed and developed, and a retrieval mechanism for retrieving information from the reading mechanism of film information according to the frame number read by the frame number detecting mechanism, wherein the paper printing mechanism is designed to print the information retrieved by the retrieval mechanism on the reverse side and/or surface of the paper of the corresponding frame number. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The film information priming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic recording layer of photographic film is writable, and the apparatus includes a writing mechanism and a keyboard for writing magnetic recording information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The film information printing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the magnetic recording layer is rewritable, and the apparatus further includes an editing mechanism for editing information read by the reading mechanism of magnetic information. ### Claim 4 A film information printing apparatus comprising: at least one mechanism for reading optically readable information preliminarily recorded in a photosensitive emulsion layer in a photographic film including a photosensitive emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer and mechanism for reading information preliminarily recorded in the magnetic recording medium; a paper printing mechanism for printing information read by the reading mechanism of film information on a reverse side and/or surface of a printed and developed paper, wherein the apparatus further includes: a frame number detecting mechanism for detecting a film frame number preliminarily printed on a reverse side of a paper on which a picture is printed and developed, a retrieval mechanism for retrieving information from the reading mechanism of film information according to the frame number read by the frame number detecting mechanism; and wherein the paper priming mechanism is designed to print information retrieved by the retrieval mechanism on the reverse side and/or surface of a paper of a corresponding frame number. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A film information printing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the apparatus further includes a display mechanism for displaying information read by the reading mechanism of film information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The film information printing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the apparatus further includes a picture reading mechanism for reading a picture taken in the photosensitive emulsion layer, and an index print mechanism for printing picture data read by the picture reading mechanism on one or plural sheets. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The film information printing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the magnetic recording layer of photographic film is writable, and the apparatus includes a writing mechanism and a keyboard for writing magnetic recording information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The film information printing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the apparatus further includes a picture reading mechanism for reading a picture taken in the photosensitive emulsion layer, and an index print mechanism for printing picture data read by the picture reading mechanism on one plural sheets. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The film information printing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the magnetic recording layer of photographic film is writable, and the apparatus includes a writing mechanism and a keyboard for writing magnetic recording information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The film information printing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the magnetic recording layer of photographic film is writable, and the apparatus includes a writing mechanism and a keyboard for writing magnetic recording information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The film information printing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the magnetic recording layer is rewritable, and the apparatus further includes an editing mechanism for editing information read by the reading mechanism of magnetic information.