Interactive photo kiosk
a kiosk and photo technology, applied in the field of interactive photo kiosks, can solve the problems of limited production capacity of kiosks, failure to give users the option of adding other elements, and inability to meet the needs of users,
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-30
MORGAN CAROL L
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"The present invention is a digital imaging kiosk that can capture images of objects and print them on substrates. The kiosk has a display device that can display information and the user interface can allow the user to control various components of the kiosk. The kiosk can also print text along with the image, and the user can select the text to be printed. The kiosk can also manipulate the captured image and has a high-resolution monitor for better user experience. The kiosk can also display advertisements and the control unit can link to the image capturing device or the advertisements. The technical effects of the invention include improved user experience, efficient image capture and printing, and flexibility in advertisement display."
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Earlier photo kiosks depended on photographic processes that were limited in their capabilities to produce combined images and were enclosed within a booth arrangement that required additional square feet of floor space.
These kiosks have not been user friendly in that they fail to give the user options to add other elements.
Past photo booths have limited the flexibility for the user to interact on the ultimate output.
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[0060] Referring now to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a side view of a digital imaging kiosk 10 which includes an imaging device 12 which in the preferred embodiment serves as an imaging device that is adapted to electronically capture an image of an object within visual range of the imaging device, a display device 14 that in the preferred embodiment is a monitor, preferably an LCD monitor, and is adapted to display at least one of the captured images, and a touch screen 16 which in the preferred embodiment functions as a user interface which is adapted to display information to a user and to receive information from a user. It is noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the touch screen is separate from the display device 14. However, in an alternate embodiment, the touch screen 16 can be integral with the display device 14. It is further noted that other embodiments could have the display device or at least a portion of the display device can function as a touch screen and th...
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A digital imaging kiosk, comprising an imaging device adapted to electronically capture an image of an object, a display device adapted to display at least one of a captured image, a user interface adapted to display information to a user and to receive information from a user, a printing device adapted to print a manipulated or non-manipulated image on one or more sides of one or more substrates, a substrate handling device adapted to position a substrate in proximity to the printing device such that the printing device can print to the one or more substrates, a control unit in communication with the information suite, wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the printing device prints the image captured by the image capturing device on a first side of a set number of substrates having a preprinted and unique image on a second side of the set number of substrates.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Earlier photo kiosks depended on photographic processes that were limited in their capabilities to produce combined images and were enclosed within a booth arrangement that required additional square feet of floor space. As technology developed, computer generated images offered opportunities to produce instant photos in formats that combined the image with a background or foreground of the users choice. Technology improved to provide the ability to generate multiple output photos using a digital still camera format. The results produced images on single sheets and / or multiple “stickers” hard copies. [0002] Digital images captured in a kiosk with a camera have been printed in black and white. The output has been a single sheet of individual photos with or without backgrounds or foregrounds. These kiosks have not been user friendly in that they fail to give the user options to add other elements. Past photo booths have limited the flexibility for th...
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IPC IPC(8): H04N1/00G07F17/26
CPCG07F17/26H04N1/00132H04N1/00289H04N1/00286H04N1/0019
Inventor MORGAN, CAROL L.
Owner MORGAN CAROL L