Photographic prints having magnetically recordable media
View Patent ↗A camera provides a photo ( 7 ) printed on print media via printer device ( 6 ) under the control of a central processor ( 4 ). The photo ( 7 ) is a print of an image ( 5 ) provided by a CCD sensor ( 3 ). The photo ( 7 ) includes print media having, in addition, a magnetically recordable medium whereby sound processed by sound chip ( 10 ) received from sound microphone ( 13 ) and/or processed by central processor ( 4 ) can be recorded with magnetic recording head ( 16 ) on the photo ( 7 ). The photo ( 7 ) is printed using an ink jet printer on suitable ink jet compatible print media preferably with the magnetically recordable medium on the rear of the photo ( 7 ) and the image ( 2 ) on the front surface of the photo ( 7 ).
1. A camera system for recording images, said camera system comprising:
an electronic image sensor for sensing an image;
a digital processor adapted to process said sensed image in accordance with predetermined processing requirements;
a photo width ink jet printer adapted to print said processed image on a printable surface of ink jet print media, the printer comprising a photo width printhead having a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle being a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) adapted to eject ink from the nozzle, said print media including a magnetic recording surface;
a magnetic recorder adapted to record associated information on said magnetic recording surface at the same time as said ink jet printer prints the processed image onto the printable surface; and
a processor for controlling operation of the printhead and the magnetic recorder, wherein
the photo width printhead operates on less than 10 Watts.
2. A camera system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said associated information comprises audio information associated with said sensed image.
3. A camera system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the printer is adapted to print said sensed image on a first surface of said print media and the magnetic recorder is adapted to record said associated information on a second surface of said print media.
4. A camera system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first and said second surfaces are on different faces of said print media.
5. A camera system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said print media is stored on an internal detachable roll in said camera system, said camera system comprising a hand held portable camera device, said photo width ink jet printer being built into said hand held portable camera device.
6. A camera system according to claim 1 wherein the associated information is recorded in a manner with enhanced fault tolerance.