Patent · US Expired

Film scanner

US5872591A · kind A · utility

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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1996
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0408
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photographic film scanner for scanning a film strip containing a plurality of photographic images is disclosed. The film strip is continuously advanced through the scanner and a digital image of the film strip is created. Individual images contained in the digital image of the film strip are located and displayed.

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