# US 6,791,605 B1 · Image capture and printing device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,791,605 B1 - Document ID: US6791605B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 09/307,315 - Filed: 1999-05-07 - Granted: 2004-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 1999-05-07 - Assignees: Eastman Kodak Company - Inventors: Samuel Reele; Ronald Sagen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6791605B1 ## CPC - H04N 1/00286: {with studio circuitry, devices or equipment, e.g. television cameras (television studio circuitry, devices or equipment per se H04N5/222)} - H04N 1/19594: {using a television camera or a still video camera} - H04N 1/195: the array comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array - H04N 2201/0081: Image reader (H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence) - H04N 2201/0082: Image hardcopy reproducer (H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence) - H04N 2201/0089: Image display device - H04N 2201/0438: Scanning displays; Scanning large surfaces, e.g. projection screens, writing boards - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An image producing device (10) including a digital camera an area image sensor (20) disposed at an image plane for receiving the image of a subject (21), and producing a digitized image thereof. A CPU (32a) is adapted to direct the output to a variety of storage mediums. A printer (30) is connected to the CPU (32a) for producing a hard copy (39) of the digital image as shown on an image display (38b). The integral digital camera adjustably; directable from 0° to 360° in a horizontal plane and selectively directed at a sheet display (54) or at a subject (21) for a portrait. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image producing device comprising: a) a lens for focusing an image of a first subject at an image plane while the first subject is oriented in a vertical direction and the lens faces the first subject that is spaced from the lens in a first horizontal direction, the first subject being a portrait subject; b) an area image sensor disposed at the image plane for capturing the image of the first subject and producing digital image information representing the first subject, said area image sensor and said lens being supported to be rotatable about a vertical axis so that the lens is selectively pointed so as to be spaced in a second horizontal direction from a second subject for allowing capturing of an image by the image sensor of the second subject that is vertically supported and producing digital image information representing the second subject and wherein the second subject is a document that is oriented vertically; c) a storage device for selectively storing digital image information of the first or second subjects, said storage device being coupled to the area image sensor; d) a display device for selectively displaying a digital image representation of the first subject and a digital image representation of the second subject, said display device being coupled to the storage device; e) a printer for selectively producing a hard copy output of each of the first subject and the second subject as selectively shown by the display device; f) a central processing unit for controlling and adjusting the output to said printer and to said display device, said central processing unit connected to said storage device, said central processing unit being capable of controlling and adjusting the respective outputs of the first and second subjects to said printer and to said display device; and g) a document support device for supporting a document comprising the second subject in a vertical orientation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 wherein the document support device comprises: a) an input port adapted for receiving said second subject, said second subject comprising at least one flexible sheet, and b) an aperture port connected to said input port and adapted to provide a sequential display of each flexible sheet comprising said second subject. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 wherein said document support device includes a feeder for feeding documents into a vertical orientation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a memory card reading and writing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a compact disc reading and writing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a digital video disc optical reading and writing device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a floppy card reading and writing device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a download connector port adapted to selectively couple for downloading a digital image stored by the storage device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The image producing device of claim 1 wherein said area image sensor is a removable first digital camera adapted to be positioned to provide a portrait of the first subject and wherein said first digital camera is further adapted to be repositioned to scan said second subject. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 further comprising a connector port for a second digital camera, said connector port being adapted for selectively interfacing said second digital camera to said printer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The image producing device according to claim 9 wherein said first digital camera when connected to said printer comprises a copy machine. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 an Internet connection portal is provided for connection to the printer to provide copying of information from the Internet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The image producing device according to claim 1 wherein, the image producing device comprises a portrait studio for providing a portrait wherein the display device is adapted to provide a full size image of the size of the image to be printed and the printer is adapted to print said full size image. ### Claim 14 An image producing device comprising: a) integral focusing means for focusing an image of a first subject at an image plane; b) an integral area image sensor disposed at the image plane for receiving the image of the first subject and producing a digital image representing the first subject; c) integral storage means coupled to the area image sensor for storing the digital image of the subject; d) an integral central processing unit connected to said storage means and an integral control keypad means adapted to cooperate with the central processing unit for controlling and adjusting the digital image of said subject to an integral printer and to an integral display; e) said integral display for displaying the digital image of the first subject; and f) said integral printer for selectively producing a hard copy output of the first subject as shown by the display; and g) a support for supporting the focusing means for rotation about a vertical axis; and h) a document support for supporting a document in a vertical plane for capturing an image of the document by said image sensor means while the document is supported by said document support in said vertical plane. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14 wherein the integral area image sensor is a digital camera. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The device according to claim 15 wherein the integral display is connected to the integral storage means. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14 wherein the integral printer is an inkjet printer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14 wherein the integral printer is a thermal printer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14 wherein the integral printer is a laser printer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14 wherein the integral printer is a printer adapted for printing actual size portraits of the size of the image displayed on the display. ### Claim 21 A method for producing images, the method comprising: providing a digital camera supported for rotation about a vertical axis; providing a document support for supporting a document in a vertical orientation; operating the digital camera to record an image of a portrait subject in a first orientation of the digital camera about the vertical axis; rotating the digital camera about the vertical axis to a second orientation of the digital camera about the vertical axis; operating the digital camera after rotation to the second orientation to record an image of the document while supported in the vertical orientation; and printing selectively images recorded by the digital camera. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21 and including a document feeder for feeding a document into a vertical orientation to support in the vertical orientation for recording of an image thereof. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21 and including storing an image of the subject recorded by the digital camera and downloading the image to a second digital camera.