Patent · US Expired

Film scanner

US6421079B1 · kind B1 · utility

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41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 8, 1998
Grant dateJul 16, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2018

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 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. The film strip is scanned at any of a variety of resolutions.

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