Film marking detection system
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsMark Alan Schultz, Ryoichi Osawa, Robert Warren Schmidt
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Abstract
A method and a system accomplish inspection of a mark in a frame of a film print. The system can include a frame imager which automatically selects at least one frame in the film print having an FMS mark and automatically captures an image of the frame. The image can be captured prior to, or subsequent to, the print being developed. The system also can include a marker which marks the frame with the mark. Further, the system can include a processor which automatically extracts the mark from the captured image and automatically compares the mark on the frame to a reference mark. The captured image can be stored to a database.
Claims10
A method for inspecting markings within a film print, comprising:
- automatically selecting at least one frame in said film print having a mark;
- automatically comparing said mark in said at least one frame to a reference mark, wherein said automatically comparing comprises:
- capturing an image of said at least one frame, said capturing being performed prior to said film print being developed, said capturing of said image is triggered by an actual marking of said at least one frame, and
- reading said mark from said captured image;
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- recording energy used for marking said at least one frame and using the recorded energy for feedback control.
A system for inspecting markings within a film print, comprising:
- a frame imager which automatically selects at least one frame in said film print having a mark, said frame imager automatically capturing an image of said at least one frame prior to said film print being developed;
- a processor which automatically compares said mark in said at least one frame to a reference mark, said processor automatically reading said mark from said captured image;
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- wherein said frame imager is configured for capturing said image by being triggered by actual marking of said at least one frame and for recording energy used in marking said at least one frame for feedback control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.