Digital Camera Printer Sound Data Server Upload
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital cameras with printers face limitations in encoding sound data, allowing only short-length sound recordings and requiring complex processing through a personal computer to play sound, while methods that enable longer sound recordings necessitate time-consuming and effort-intensive processes.
Innovation Solution
A digital camera with a printer that includes an imaging unit, sound collection unit, storage unit, print unit, communication unit, and controllers to electronically capture images, collect and record sound, generate unique identification information, upload sound data to a server, and print images with recording information overlapped with image data, allowing for easy access to sound data from the printout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If sound data is encoded using barcode or two-dimensional code for printing, then sound can be played from printout, but the data size is limited and only short-length sound can be recorded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the sound data from the printout itself and stores it externally on a server. The printout contains only access information (URL, identification) that points to the sound data location, rather than embedding the actual sound data in the printout. This allows unlimited sound recording length while keeping the printout compact and readable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the printout and the sound data. The server stores the actual sound data and provides access to it through the information printed on the medium. This intermediary enables the system to overcome the physical limitations of encoding large sound data directly in the printout.
2Quantity of substance
If sound data is uploaded to server and accessed through personal computer, then sound of free length can be recorded, but time and effort are required for processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by automatically uploading sound data to the server and generating access information during the printing process itself. The system pre-configures the printout with the necessary access information (URL, identification) before printing, eliminating the need for subsequent personal computer processing. Users simply need to scan or read the printout information to access the sound.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital camera with printer performs the upload and access information generation automatically as part of its integrated functionality. The system serves itself by handling the entire process from sound recording to printout generation without requiring external personal computer intervention, thereby reducing user time and effort investment.
3Ease of operation
If recording information is printed separately from image data, then access information can be provided, but the printout becomes complex and user-friendly interface is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the image data and access information into a single integrated printout. The access information (URL, identification) is overlaid or combined with the image data in the printed output, creating a unified user-friendly interface that provides both visual content and sound access functionality in one compact format.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different qualities to different parts of the printout: the image data maintains its visual quality and readability, while the access information is positioned in specific locations (overlaid or adjacent) with appropriate formatting. This local differentiation ensures that the image remains the primary focus while the access information is easily accessible for scanning or reading.
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AI summary
There are provided a digital camera with a printer, a printing method of a digital camera with a printer, and a data storage system which are capable of simply generating a printout capable of playing sound. In a case where image data associated with sound data is printed, a digital camera with a printer adds unique identification information, and uploads the image data and the sound data to a data storage server through an upload terminal. A two-dimensional code obtained by encoding access information for accessing uploaded data is added to an image, and the image is printed on an instant film. The image data and the sound data stored in the data storage server can be downloaded and played on the data playback terminal by reading the two-dimensional code printed with the image on the instant film by a data playback terminal.