Abstract: A print-order receiving apparatus is capable of receiving a customer's order for photographic prints through a recording medium electronically recording image data therein. The apparatus includes a box-like apparatus body, a slot formed in the apparatus body for attaching the recording medium and a reading driver unit for reading the image date from the recording medium as attached in the slot. The slot defines an aperture plane with its peripheral edges, the aperture plane being upwardly inclined.

Abstract: An image data storage apparatus comprising an image data recording means for retrievably recording a scanned imaged data, and a branch transmission path for transmitting the scanned image data from a film reader to the image processor and/or the image data recording means. The apparatus further comprises means for switching the transmission mode to enable the image processor to receive the scanned image data retrieved from the image data recording means.

Abstract: An image data storage apparatus is connected to a photographic printing system including a film reader for reading images of frames of a photographic film, an image processor for generating image data to be printed, based on scanned image data generated from the film reader, and a printing means for printing images on a recording medium based on the printing image data. The image data storage apparatus stores the scanned image data. The storage apparatus includes an image data recording means for retrievably recording the scanned image data; a branch transmission path for allowing the scanned image data being transmitted from the film reader to the image processor to be transmitted also to said image data recording means; and means for switching over between a mode for transmitting the scanned image data from the film reader to the image processor and a further mode for transmitting the scanned image data retrieved from said image data recording means to the image processor.

Abstract: A print-order receiving apparatus is capable of receiving a customer's order for photographic prints through a recording medium electronically recording image data therein. The apparatus includes a box-like apparatus body, a slot formed in the apparatus body for attaching the recording medium and a reading driver unit for reading the image date from the recording medium as attached in the slot. The slot defines an aperture plane with its peripheral edges, the aperture plane being upwardly inclined.