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Title:
CAMERA TO TAKE AN INSTANT PHOTO OF AN IMAGE OF A SCREEN OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/000817
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An instant camera (100) to take an instant photo of an image (410) of a screen (420) of a portable electronic apparatus (400) comprises a film processing unit (110) to hold a film cassette (200) comprising an analogue instant photo film (300) with a film frame (310) including a photosensitive material, a supporting device (120) to support the portable electronic apparatus (400) such that the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) is directed towards the film processing unit (200), and a shutter device (130) disposed between the film processing unit (110) and the supporting device (120). The shutter device (130) is arranged to be opened to expose the film frame (310) and to be closed to prevent exposing the film frame (310). The film processing unit (110) is arranged to develop the exposed film frame (310).

Inventors:
LUTZ CHRISTIAN (AT)
KAPS FLORIAN (AT)
HARTUNG HANSJUERGEN (DE)
WAANDERS HENDRIKUS F (NL)
HEINE ACHIM (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/062738
Publication Date:
January 03, 2014
Filing Date:
June 29, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
IMPOSSIBLE CAMERA GMBH (DE)
LUTZ CHRISTIAN (AT)
KAPS FLORIAN (AT)
HARTUNG HANSJUERGEN (DE)
WAANDERS HENDRIKUS F (NL)
HEINE ACHIM (DE)
International Classes:
G03B17/52; G03B11/04
Foreign References:
US4556914A1985-12-03
US4653884A1987-03-31
US3918810A1975-11-11
US2697961A1954-12-28
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
EPPING HERMANN FISCHER PATENTANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH (München, DE)
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Claims:
Claims

1. An instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

- a film processing unit (110) to hold a film cassette (200) comprising an analogue instant photo film (300) with a film frame (310) including a photosensitive material,

- a supporting device (120) to support the portable

electronic apparatus (400) such that the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) is directed towards the film processing unit (200),

- a shutter device (130) disposed between the film processing unit (110) and the supporting device (120),

- wherein the shutter device (130) is arranged to be opened to expose the film frame (310) and to be closed to prevent exposing the film frame (310),

- wherein the film processing unit (110) is arranged to develop the exposed film frame (310) . 2. The instant camera as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

an optical system (140) disposed between the supporting device (120) and the film processing unit (110), wherein the optical system (140) is arranged to project an image (410) displayed on the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) onto the film frame (310) .

3. The instant camera as claimed in claim 2,

wherein the optical system (140) is arranged such that the optical system (140) projects the image (410) shown at the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) onto the film frame (310), the projected image having a larger size than the image (410) shown at the screen (420) .

4. The instant camera as claimed in claims 2 or 3, comprising :

a lightproof dome (150) disposed between the supporting device (120) and the shutter device (130), the optical system (140) being disposed within the dome (150) .

5. The instant camera as claimed in claim 4,

- wherein the dome (150) is arranged to be collapsible,

- wherein the optical system (140) is moved to a position between the supporting device (120) and the film processing unit (110) by ascending the dome.

6. The instant camera as claimed in claims 4 or 5, comprising an adapter (160) to couple the dome (150) to the film

processing unit (110).

7. The instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the shutter device (130) is arranged to be opened or closed manually or automatically.

8. The instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7,

- wherein the shutter device (130) is disposed between the dome (150) and the film processing unit (110), or

- wherein the shutter device (130) is disposed between the optical system (140) and the film processing unit (110) .

9. The instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8,

- wherein the supporting device (120) comprises a supporting area (121) to put on the portable electronic apparatus (400), wherein the supporting area (121) is formed with a recess (122) arranged such that the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) is placed in the recess (122), when the portable electronic apparatus is supported by the supporting device (120) .

10. The instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the supporting device (120) comprises an adjustment device (123) to change the size of the supporting area.

11. The instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10,

- wherein the film processing unit (110) comprises a

development unit (111), and an ejection hole (113),

- wherein the development unit (111) is arranged to develop the exposed film frame (310),

- wherein the film processing unit (110) is arranged to eject the developed film frame (310) out of the ejection hole

(113) .

12. A method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

- providing an instant camera (100) as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11, wherein a film cassette (200) comprising an analogue instant photo film (300) with a film frame (310) including a photosensitive material is held by the film processing unit (110) of the instant camera (100),

- providing a portable electronic apparatus (400) having a screen (420) to display an image (410), wherein the portable electronic apparatus (400) is positioned on the supporting device (120) of the instant camera such that the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus is directed towards the film processing unit (110) of the instant camera,

- displaying an image (410) on the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus,

- opening the shutter device (130) of the instant camera, - exposing the film frame (310) of the analogue instant photo film (300),

- closing the shutter device (130),

- developing the exposed film frame (310) to provide an instant photo of the image (410),

- ejecting the instant photo out of the instant camera (100) .

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, comprising:

- displaying the image (410) with a brightness in dependence on the light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film

(300) ,

- exposing the film frame (310) for a time in dependence on the light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film (300) .

14. The method as claimed in claim 12 or 13, comprising:

- providing the film frame (310) of the analogue instant photo film (300) with a positive (311) and negative (312),

- displaying the image (410) in a mirrored or un-mirrored manner on the screen (420) of the portable electronic

apparatus in dependence on the arrangement of the positive (311) and the negative (312) in the film frame (310) .

15. The method as claimed in any of claims 12 to 14,

comprising:

displaying at least another image (411) on the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus and exposing the at least one other image (411) on the film frame (310) including the exposed image (410) .

16. A storage medium readable by a portable electronic apparatus (400) comprising a screen (420) to display an image (410) and a processor (440), the storage medium (430) comprises one or more programs, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the portable electronic apparatus to:

- display on the screen (420) of the portable electronic apparatus (400) a user interface to select at least one image (410) to be displayed on the screen (420),

- detect the selected image (410),

- display the selected image on the screen (420),

- output a command to open a shutter device (130) of an instant camera (100) as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11, or generate a first control signal (SI) for an instant camera as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11 effecting that the shutter device (130) of the instant camera opens automatically,

- output a command to close the shutter device (130) of the instant camera after a time, or generate a second control signal (S2) for the instant camera effecting that the shutter device (130) of the instant camera closes automatically after a time. 17. The storage medium as claimed in claim 16, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the portable electronic apparatus to:

output a command to place the portable electronic apparatus (400) on the supporting device (120) of the instant camera.

18. The storage medium as claimed in claims 16 or 17, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the portable electronic apparatus to:

- output a command to select one of a first and second type of an analogue instant photo film (300) including a film frame (310) with a positive (311) and a negative (312), wherein the first and second type of the analogue instant photo film differs in an arrangement of the positive (311) and the negative (312),

- display the selected image (410) in a mirrored or un- mirrored manner in dependence on the selected one of the first and second type of the analogue instant photo film (300) .

19. The storage medium as claimed in any of claims 16 to 18, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the electronic apparatus to:

- output a command to select one of a first and second operating mode, wherein one selected image (410) is projected to a film frame (310) of an analogue instant photo film

(300), when the first operating mode is selected, and wherein at least two selected images (410, 411) are projected to the film frame (310) of the analogue instant photo film, when the second operating mode is selected,

- detect the selected one of the first and second operating mode,

- expose the film frame (310) with the one selected image (410), when the first operating mode is selected, and

- expose the film frame (310) with the sequence of the at least two selected images (410, 411), when the second

operating mode is selected.

20. The storage medium as claimed in any of claims 16 to 19, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the electronic apparatus to:

- output a command to select a light-sensitivity of an analogue instant photo film (300),

- detect the selected light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film (300), - display the at least one selected image (410) on the screen (420) with a brightness in dependence on the selected light- sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film (300),

- wherein the time between outputting the commands to open and close the shutter device (130) of the instant camera or the time between generating the first and second control signal (SI, S2) is dependent on the selected sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film (300) . 21. The storage medium as claimed in any of claims 16 to 20, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the electronic apparatus to:

- output a command to select one of a first and second mode for outputting commands,

- detect the selected one of the first and second mode for outputting the commands,

- wherein commands are output by voice, when the first mode for outputting commands is selected, and commands are output by optical signals, when the second mode for outputting commands is selected.

22. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:

a readable storage medium device (430) as claimed in any of claims 16 to 21.

23. The portable electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 22, comprising :

- a screen (420) to display an image (410)

- a processor (440) to control the displaying of the image (410) on the screen (420) and to control a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable

electronic apparatus as claimed in any of claims 12 to 15.

24. The portable electronic apparatus, as claimed in claims 22 or 23,

wherein the portable electronic apparatus (400) is configured as a smart phone or a digital camera.

Description:
Description

Camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus

Technical Field

The invention is directed to a camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus, such as a smart phone or a digital camera. The invention further relates to a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of such a portable electronic apparatus. The invention is also directed to a storage medium readable by a portable electronic apparatus and to a portable electronic apparatus.

Background

During the last years digital cameras gain more and more importance and have replaced analogue cameras to the greatest possible extend in private use. A kind of analogue cameras which was very popular in the nineteen-seventieth and the nineteen-eightieth was an instant camera using an analogue instant photo film. An instant camera enables to directly develop and eject a photo by the camera. A fan base of instant cameras is interested in mapping digital photos, such as photos taken by a smart phone or a digital camera, on an analogue instant photo film. The instant cameras from the nineteen-seventieth and nineteen-eightieth are just

insufficiently suited to be used for mapping digital photos to a photosensitive material of an instant photo film. There is a desire to provide an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable

electronic apparatus. It is also a desire to provide a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a

portable electronic apparatus. A further concern is to provide a storage medium readable by a portable electronic apparatus comprising one or more programs including

instructions to control a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus. A further desire is to provide a portable electronic apparatus, such as a smart phone or a digital camera, which is suitable for providing an image to be mapped to an analogue instant photo film. Summary

An embodiment of an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus is specified in claim 1. An embodiment of a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable

electronic apparatus is specified in claim 12. An embodiment of a storage medium readable by a portable electronic

apparatus is specified in claim 16. An embodiment of a portable electronic apparatus which may be used together with an instant camera to display an image which is suited to be projected on an analogue instant photo film is specified in claim 22.

According to an embodiment of an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable

electronic apparatus, the instant camera comprises a film processing unit to hold a film cassette comprising an

analogue instant photo film with a film frame including a photosensitive material, a supporting device to support the portable electronic apparatus such that the screen of the portable electronic apparatus is directed towards the film processing unit, and a shutter device disposed between the film processing unit and the supporting device. The shutter device is arranged to be opened to expose the film frame and to be closed to prevent exposing the film frame. The film processing unit is arranged to develop the exposed film frame .

The instant camera allows to directly print pictures from a portable electronic apparatus for example a programmable mobile device with a flat screen, such as a smart phone or a digital camera, onto an analogue instant photo film.

An embodiment of a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus

comprises the following steps:

- providing an instant camera as described above, wherein a film cassette comprising an analogue instant photo film with a film frame including a photosensitive material is held by the film processing unit of the instant camera,

- providing a portable electronic apparatus having a screen to display an image, wherein the portable electronic

apparatus is positioned on the supporting device of the instant camera such that the screen of the portable

electronic apparatus is directed towards the film processing unit of the instant camera,

- displaying an image on the screen of the portable

electronic apparatus,

- opening the shutter device of the instant camera,

- exposing the film frame of the analogue instant photo film,

- closing the shutter device, - developing the exposed film frame to provide an instant photo of the image,

- ejecting the instant photo out of the instant camera. The method may be controlled by an application program

(applet) which may be stored in a storage medium of the portable electronic apparatus. An embodiment of a storage medium readable by the portable electronic apparatus

comprising a screen to display an image and a processor, the storage medium comprising one or more programs, including instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the portable electronic apparatus to:

- display on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus a user interface to select at least one image to be displayed on the screen,

- detect the selected image,

- display the selected image on the screen,

- output a command to open a shutter device of an instant camera as described above, or generate a first control signal for an instant camera as described above effecting that the shutter device of the instant camera opens automatically,

- output a command to close the shutter device of the instant camera after a time, or generate a second control signal for the instant camera effecting that the shutter device of the instant camera closes automatically after a time.

According to a possible embodiment, the portable electronic apparatus comprises a readable storage medium device as described above. The portable electronic apparatus may further comprise a screen to display an image, a processor to control the displaying of the image on the screen and to control a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of the portable electronic apparatus as described above. The portable electronic apparatus may be configured as a smart phone or a digital camera.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description present embodiments and are intended to provide an overview or a framework for understanding the nature and character of the disclosure. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding, and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings

illustrate various embodiments and, together with the

description, serve to explain the principles and operation of the concepts disclosed. Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus in an open state,

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus in a closed state, Figure 3 shows another embodiment of an instant camera to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus in an open state,

Figure 4A shows an embodiment of a supporting device of the instant camera, Figure 4B shows the supporting device with an adjustment device to adjust the size of a supporting area to the size of a portable electronic apparatus, Figure 4C shows the supporting device with a portable

electronic apparatus placed onto a supporting area of the supporting device,

Figure 5 shows an embodiment of a film cassette comprising an analogue instant photo film,

Figure 6 shows an embodiment of an optical system to project an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus to a film frame of an analogue instant photo film,

Figure 7 shows an embodiment of a software architecture

stored in a storage medium to control a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus,

Figure 8 shows an embodiment of a method to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus,

Figure 9 shows another embodiment of a method to take an

instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus. Detailed Description

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of an instant camera 100 to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus in an open state. Figure 2 shows the embodiment of the instant camera in a closed state. Figure 3 shows another embodiment of an instant camera 100 to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable

electronic apparatus. The instant camera is arranged to allow a user to map a digital photo provided by a portable

electronic apparatus onto an analogue instant photo film. The portable electronic apparatus may be configured as a portable device having a flat screen to display the image. Such portable electronic apparatus are for example smart phones or digital cameras.

According to the embodiment of the instant camera 100 shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 the instant camera comprises a film processing unit 110 to hold a film cassette 200 inside the film processing unit. The film cassette may comprise an analogue instant photo film with a film frame including a photosensitive material. The film processing unit 110 is configured to start a development process of an exposed film frame of the analogue instant photo film.

The film processing unit 110 comprises a development unit 111 including development rollers which may be driven by a motor unit 112, an ejection hole 113 to eject the developed film frame and an eject button 114. After actuating the eject button 114 a transporting unit grabs the exposed film frame, transport it towards the development rollers 112 pushed it through the development unit and finally ejects the instant photo out of the ejection hole. The development process will be terminated after a short time in the palm of a hand of a user . The instant camera further comprises a supporting device 120 to support the portable electronic apparatus such that a screen of the portable electronic apparatus is directed towards the film processing unit. The supporting device 120 may comprise a supporting area 121 to put on the portable electronic apparatus. The area 121 may be formed with a recess 122 which is arranged such that the screen of the portable electronic apparatus may be placed above the recess 122, when the portable electronic apparatus is supported by the supporting device 120. The supporting device 120 may be further arranged to prevent any disturbing light of the environment from entering the inside of the camera when the electronic apparatus is set on the supporting device. The supporting device 120 may be arranged to be fitted for a particular portable electronic apparatus, such as the iPhone of Apple. In order to place portable electronic apparatus of different size on the supporting device, the supporting device may be arranged to place cartridges in the supporting area 121. Each of the cartridges is arranged to position a special electronic apparatus on the supporting device such that the screen of the portable electronic apparatus is placed in the center above the recess 122. The instant camera 100 may further comprise a shutter device 130 which is arranged to be opened to expose the film frame of the analogue instant photo film and to be closed after exposing the film frame. The shutter device 130 may be disposed between the film processing unit 110 and the

supporting device 120. The shutter device 130 may be arranged to be opened or closed manually by a user of the instant camera or automatically by a motor. The shutter device is configured to prevent that light accidentally expose the photosensitive material of the film frame of the instant photo film included in the film cassette 200 when the shutter device 130 is in the closed state. In order to expose the photosensitive material of the film frame of the instant photo film the shutter device may be moved in an open state as shown in Figure 1.

The instant camera 110 may further comprise an optical system 140 being arranged to project an image displayed on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus onto the film frame of the analogue instant photo film. The optical system may be configured such that the size of the image projected to the film frame of the instant photo film is different from the size of the original image as displayed in the screen of the portable electronic apparatus. The optical system may for example be arranged to increase the image so that the image projected onto the film frame is larger than the original image. The optical system 140 may be disposed between the supporting device 120 and the film processing unit 110.

The instant camera 100 may further comprise a mechanic structure 150 which may be formed as a light proof dome. The dome 150 may be formed as a collapsible structure which is disposed between the supporting device 120 and the shutter device 130 or the film processing unit 110. The optical system 140 may be disposed within the dome 150. The dome may comprise a plurality of elements 151, 152, 153, 154 and 155 which may be fit into each other. The telescoped elements may be pushed apart when the dome is extended as shown in Figure 1.

The optical system 140 may be fixed at one of the elements of the dome 150 such that the optical system is moved within the dome at a defined distance spaced apart from the recess 122 of the supporting device 120 and the photo film plane when the dome 150 is extended. The elements of the dome may be formed of a plastic material. The optical system 140 is moved by extending the elements of the dome 150 to a position between the supporting device 120 and the film processing unit 110. At this position the optical system may change the size of the projected image in comparison to the original image. In particular, the optical systems maps the image from the screen of the portable electronic apparatus onto the film frame of the instant photo film with a larger size than the size of the original image displayed on the screen of the electronic apparatus. The optical system enables to increase an image shown at the screen of the portable electronic apparatus onto the film frame of the analogue instant photo film.

The upper part of the instant camera comprising the

supporting device 120, the optical system 140 and the dome 150 may be coupled to the lower portion of the instant camera comprising the shutter device 130 and the film processing unit 110 by a mechanical adapter 160. The mechanical adapter 160 may include the shutter device 130. Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the instant camera 100 to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus in the closed state. The elements 151, 155 of the dome are telescoped so that the dome 150 and the optical system 140 disappears in the housing of the film processing unit 110. In the closed state the supporting device 120 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing of the film processing unit. Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the instant camera 100 to take an instant photo of an image of a screen of a portable electronic apparatus. According to the embodiment of Figure 3 the dome 150 is formed as a collapsible bellows. The optical system 140 is affixed to the bellows such that the optical system 140 is moved in the vertical direction far away from the film cassette 200 when the dome is drawn apart. The movement of the optical system is comparable with the

movement of the optical system according to the embodiment as shown in Figure 1.

According to the embodiment of the instant camera illustrated in Figure 3, the shutter device 130 is disposed below or above the optical system 140. The shutter device may, for example, be disposed at the side of the optical system which is close to the film processing unit 110 or at a side of the optical system which is close to the supporting device 120. The shutter device 130 may be configured as a ring-shaped or rectangular-shaped closure which is disposed above an upper lens of the optical system, wherein the upper lens is

directed towards the recess 122 of the supporting device 120, or below a lower lens of the optical system, wherein the lower lens is directed towards the film processing unit 110. The process of opening and closing the shutter device may be performed automatically by a motor. The embodiment of the shutter device 130 as shown in Figure 3 may also be provided with the embodiment of the camera shown in Figure 1.

Figures 4A, 4B and 4C show an embodiment of the supporting device 120 which is arranged to be coupled to the dome 150. The supporting device 120 comprises an adjustment device 123 to adapt the size of the supporting area 121 to portable electronic apparatus of different size such that the screen of a portable electronic apparatus is placed in the center above the recess 122 when the electronic apparatus is fixed on the supporting area 121 by the adjustment device 123. The adjustment device 123 may be arranged as a sliding element having a stop element 124. The sliding element may be

horizontally moved to increase or decrease the supporting area 121. Figure 4B shows the supporting device 120 in which the adjustment device 123 is moved such that the supporting area 121 is adjusted to the size of an electronic apparatus to be placed onto the supporting area. The recess 122 is located so that the screen of the portable electronic

apparatus is disposed above the recess when the apparatus is placed onto the supporting area 121. Figure 4C shows an electronic apparatus 400 configured as a smart phone which is placed onto the supporting area 121. The sliding element 123 is moved such that the electronic apparatus is fixed and centered on the supporting area between the elevated rim of the supporting area and the stopper element 124. Figure 5 shows an embodiment of a film cassette 200 including an instant photo film 300. The film cassette 200 comprises a housing 210 including a spring element 220 which is mounted on a base plate 230. A plurality of stacked film frames 310 is disposed on the spring element 220. The spring element exerts a pressure on the stacked film frames so that after removing the most upper film frame from the stack for

ejecting the adjacent film frame in the stack is pushed up and may be exposed. The instant camera 100 may be used with different kinds of instant photo films. A first instant film type, such as a Polaroid Integral film, is exposed from the front side and thus requires mirroring of an image displayed on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus. Each frame 310 of the first instant film type comprises a positive 311, a negative 312 and a mask 313. The positive 311 is disposed below the negative 312. That means that the positive 311 is disposed between the negative 312 and the mask 313. The negative 312 is directly positioned below the shutter device 130 so that during an exposure process light from the screen of the portable electronic apparatus first illuminates the negative 312.

The instant camera 100 may also be used with a film cassette including a second instant photo film, such as produced, for example, by Kodak or Fuji, which is exposed from the backside and does not require mirroring of an image displayed on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus. The film frames 310 of the second film type in each case comprise a positive 311, a negative 312 and a mask 313. In the case of the second instant film type the negative 312 is disposed between the positive 311 and the mask 313. That means that light emitted from the screen of a portable electronic apparatus which is disposed on the supporting device 120 first illuminates the positive 311. When using an instant photo film of the second type an image displayed on the screen of an electronic apparatus which is placed on the supporting device 120 may be displayed on the screen in an un-mirrored manner.

Figure 6 shows an embodiment of the optical system 140. The optical system comprises an optical lens group including for example four lenses 141, 142, 143 and 144. The optical lenses may be arranged in a housing 145 so that light coming from the illuminated display of the portable electronic apparatus first is diffracted by lens 141 and then one after the other by lens 142, lens 143, and lens 144. The optical lens system is configured so that the image shown on the screen of the electronic apparatus is projected on the photosensitive material of the most upper film frame 310 which is placed in the film cassette which is inserted in film processing unit 110. In particular, the optical system 140 is configured to increase the projected image in relation to the original image on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus which means that the image projected on the film frame of the instant photo film is larger than the original picture displayed on the screen of the electronic apparatus. The optical system 140 is further arranged so that any pixels displayed in the screen of the portable electronic apparatus are not visible for an observer on the photo. Figure 7 shows an embodiment of a software architecture which may be used by the portable electronic apparatus to provide a user with instructions when taking a photo of the screen of the portable electronic apparatus and to control the

illumination of the screen of the portable electronic

apparatus during the process to take the photo.

Figure 7 also shows a portable electronic apparatus 400 which may be configured as a programmable device, such as a digital camera or a smart phone. The portable electronic apparatus 400 comprises a memory 450 in which a plurality of images 410, 411, 412 may be stored. The programmable device 400 further comprises a display 420 to display the images.

The electronic apparatus may comprise a readable storage medium 430 to store a basic function module 1000a and an application module 1000b. The application program 1000b may be an applet for a smart phone or part of a firmware of a digital camera or programmed for other mobile devices. The modules 1000a and 1000b contain one or more programs including instructions which may be executed by a processor 440 of the apparatus 440. The storage medium 430 may be accessed by the processor 440.

The module 1000a comprises basic functions, such as curves for exposure times, film sensitivities of different types of instant photo films, exposure calculation routines, mirroring functions, and step by step instructions as a support for a user. The application module 1000b provides a user interface to select images from which a picture should be taken, a film type inserted in the instant camera and select different operating modes such as a single/multiple exposure mode or a beginner/expert mode. The concept for the application program 1000b is an open architecture. That means that the basic functions provided by the module 1000a may be integrated in the application program 1000b. Program developers can simply include the basic functions provided by the module 1000a in their own application modules 1000b for additional

programmable devices to be extended with an "instant photo development" function.

Figure 8 shows a first embodiment of a method to take an instant photo of an image 410 displayed on the screen 420 of the portable electronic apparatus 400 which is disposed on the supporting device 120 of the instant camera 100. In a first step 1 a user 500 starts the application program 1000b for controlling the process to take an instant photo of the screen 420 and for providing step by step instructions for the user. After the application program 1000b is started a user interface is displayed on the screen 420 to input commands, select mode settings and select images from which a photo should be taken. According to step 2 the user interface outputs a command to select a film type of an analogue instant photo film. The film types may differ in the arrangement of the positive and the negative within the film frame. Furthermore, a user may be asked to select a light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film inserted in the instant camera 100. The processor 440 detects the selected film type and the selected light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film. In step 3 a command is output by the processor 440 to set an exposure mode. The user may select a single or a multiple exposure mode. If the single exposure mode is selected, one selected image 410 is projected to the film frame 310 of the analogue instant photo film. If the multiple exposure mode is

selected, at least two selected images 410, 411 are projected subsequently to the same film frame 310. The processor 440 detects the selected single or multiple exposure operating mode . In step 4 the processor 440 outputs on the display 420 a command which asks the user to select a beginner or expert mode, i.e. the user may select the kind for outputting commands. When selecting the beginner mode commands are output by voice from the portable electronic apparatus 400. If the expert mode has been selected by a user in step 3, the portable electronic apparatus outputs commands by optical signals such as flashing light signals generated by a flash light of a smart phone or a digital camera. The processor 440 detects the selected mode for outputting commands. In step 5 the processor 440 outputs a command by which the user is asked to select the images 410, 411, 412 from which a photo should be taken. The processor 440 detects the selected images . In step 6 the user starts the actual development process to take an instant photo from the selected pictures. In step 7 the portable electronic apparatus outputs a command by which the user is invited to place the portable electronic

apparatus 400 on the supporting device 120 of the instant camera 100 such that the screen 420 is disposed over the recess 122 and is directed towards the film processing unit 110 of the camera.

After having placed the apparatus 400 on the supporting device 120 in step 8, the processor 440 outputs in step 9 a command by which the user is asked to open the shutter device 130. The selected image or the first image of a sequence of a plurality of selected images is then displayed in the screen 420 of the portable electronic apparatus 400. The selected image 410 is displayed on the screen with a brightness in dependence on the selected light-sensitivity of the analogue instant photo film. Furthermore, the selected image is displayed on the screen in a mirrored or un-mirrored manner in dependence on the selected first and second type of the analogue instant photo film.

After the user manually opens the shutter device 130 in step 10, the film frame 310 of the analogue instant photo film 300 is exposed by the light of the image displayed on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus in step 11. In step 12, after having finished the exposure process, the processor 440 outputs a command to ask the user to close the shutter device 130. After the user has closed the shutter device in step 13, the processor 440 evaluates in step 14 whether the single exposure mode or the multiple exposure mode has been

selected . If the processor 440 establishes that the single exposure mode has been selected, the processor outputs a command to ask the user to press the eject button 114 of the film processing unit 110. After the eject button 114 is actuated the film processing unit 110 starts the development process: A pick of a transporting unit grabs the exposed film frame 310, transports it towards the development rollers 111, pushed it through the development unit and finally ejects the instant photo out of the ejection hole 113. The instant photo will then slowly develop in the palm of the hand of the user.

The user may proceed by taking away the portable electronic apparatus 400 from the supporting device 120 and selecting another image from which the user intends to take the next picture. Due to the closed shutter it is prevented that the light sensitive photo material is overexposed by light entering the apparatus from the top when the user removes the portable electronic apparatus for selecting another image. In addition, the upper lens 141 of the optical system may be protected by a closure which also prevents any light incident inside the area of the dome 150 between the optical system 140 and the film processing unit 110. If the processor 440 establishes in step 14 that the multiple exposure process has been selected the steps 5 to 14 are repeated until the film frame 310 is exposed with all

selected images. Figure 9 shows another embodiment of the method to take an instant photo of an image displayed on the screen of the portable electronic apparatus. The steps shown in Figure 9 are identical to the steps shown in Figure 8 except for the steps 9, 10 and 12, 13 which are replaced by steps 19 and 20. According to the second embodiment of the method to take an instant photo the complete process is controlled

automatically without the need of any interaction by the user in respect of opening or closing the shutter device 130.

According to the second embodiment of the method to take an instant photo the shutter device 130 is automatically

operated. The manually operated shutter device 130 used in the first embodiment of the method to take an instant photo may be replaced, for example, by a ring-shaped shutter device which is disposed below lens 144 of the optical system 140. The portable electronic apparatus 400 may comprise an

interface 460 to generate a control signal SI and S2. The interface 460 may be arranged as a Bluetooth interface to transmit the Bluetooth signals SI and S2. The camera 100 may comprise an interface 170 to receive the control signals SI and S2. The interface 170 may be arranged as a Bluetooth interface to receive the Bluetooth signals. The interface 460 and the interface 170 may also be arranged as a WiFi or serial interface.

In step 19 the portable electronic device 400 generates the control signal SI. The interface 170 of the camera 100 receives control signal SI. The motor of the shutter device 130 is controlled by the control signal SI such that in step 19, the shutter device is opened so that the photosensitive material of the film frame 310 in the film cassette 200 may be exposed. In step 20 the processor 440 generates the control signal S2 which is radiated from interface 450 of the apparatus 400 and received by interface 170 of the camera 100. The control signal S2 causes the motor of the shutter device 130 to close the shutter device 130 so that the film frame 310 in the film cassette 200 is prevented from being exposed by any disturbing light.

Many modifications and other embodiments set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which the embodiments pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the

description and the claims are not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. It is intended that embodiments cover the modifications and variations of the embodiments provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

List of reference signs

100 instant camera

110 film processing unit

111 development unit

112 motor unit

113 ejection hole

114 eject button

120 supporting device

130 shutter device

140 optical system

150 dome

160 mechanical adapter

170 interface

200 film cassette

210 housing of the film cassette

220 spring element

230 base plate

300 analogue instant photo film 310 film frame

311 positive

312 negative

313 mask

400 portable electronic apparatus 410, 411, 412 image

420 screen

430 storage medium

440 processor

450 memory device

460 interface

1000a basic function module/program 1000b application module/program