An apparatus and method for enlarging digital photographs in a dark room environment by interchanging the film carrier with a digital projection module, wirelessly receiving the digital photograph data within the digital projection module and then automatically and wirelessly configuring the enlarger to generate the enlarged photograph on photosensitive printing paper. The apparatus and method include a software application for use on a computing device containing the digital photographs that permits the user to wirelessly communicate with the enlarger to configure and control the enlarger for printing. The digital projection module permits the enlarger to be easily reconfigured for enlarging photographs produced from film. An alternative is also disclosed that uses a laser projector instead of the interchangeable digital projection module for generating enlarged prints from digital photographs. The software application also permits burn and dodge effects in the print.

The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.

An apparatus and method for enlarging digital photographs in a dark room environment by interchanging the film carrier with a digital projection module, wirelessly receiving the digital photograph data within the digital projection module and then automatically and wirelessly configuring the enlarger to generate the enlarged photograph on photosensitive printing paper. The apparatus and method include a software application for use on a computing device containing the digital photographs that permits the user to wirelessly communicate with the enlarger to configure and control the enlarger for printing. The digital projection module permits the enlarger to be easily reconfigured for enlarging photographs produced from film. An alternative is also disclosed that uses a laser projector instead of the interchangeable digital projection module for generating enlarged prints from digital photographs. The software application also permits burn and dodge effects in the print.

The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.

Compact hybrid developing machine that exposes a photosensitive substrate (1) using an LED or LCD display (2,3) wherein the substrate (1) is placed in direct contact with the image generating layer (colour generating layer+channelling layer) of the display (2,3). When the display is of LCD technology, the filters (21) of the colour generating layer are placed closer to the substrate (1) than the liquid crystal layer (22). In both types of display (2,3), a channelling layer is installed within the image generating layer, for example, a black matrix (4) of opaque elements. When using an LCD display (2), this may have a unifying filter (24) or a black translucent filter (25) before the light diffusing layer.

A digital camera with a printer is a digital camera with a printer and includes a communication unit that communicates with a digital camera with a printer that is another apparatus, and an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which a first image captured by the digital camera with a printer that is an owned apparatus and a second image captured by the other apparatus are composited, in which the communication unit transmits the composite image to the other apparatus. A user of the other apparatus can also obtain the composite image. Accordingly, the composite image can be enjoyed by capturing images using a plurality of cameras.

The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.

An image forming apparatus includes a storage portion, a communication portion, a mechanism control portion, and a main control portion. The storage portion stores various kinds of information as to the image forming apparatus. The communication portion exchanges data and instructions with another image forming apparatus. The mechanism control portion controls operation of a mechanical system in the image forming apparatus. The main control portion performs a job related to a function of the image forming apparatus by controlling operation of constituent elements including the mechanism control portion in the image forming apparatus, and transmits an instruction to make the other image forming apparatus perform the job via the communication portion if, on detecting an error, the main control portion determines that only the main control portion has been rebooted based on a specific error of the image forming apparatus that is same as the error previously in the job.

Compact hybrid developing machine that exposes a photosensitive substrate (1) using an LED or LCD display (2,3) wherein the substrate (1) is placed in direct contact with the image generating layer (colour generating layer+channelling layer) of the display (2,3). When the display is of LCD technology, the filters (21) of the colour generating layer are placed closer to the substrate (1) than the liquid crystal layer (22). In both types of display (2,3), a channelling layer is installed within the image generating layer, for example, a black matrix (4) of opaque elements. When using an LCD display (2), this may have a unifying filter (24) or a black translucent filter (25) before the light diffusing layer.

The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.