Abstract: An optical image matching apparatus and method of use, including mechanism for mounting an optical instrument, mechanism for syncromoniously moving a plurality of optical instruments, said mechanism further including mechanism for fixedly connecting two optical instruments and mechanism for moving the connecting mechanism, and mechanism for altering the rate of rotation of each optical instrument with respect to other optical instruments.

Abstract: An attachment to a camera lens for creating a single slide transparency or photograph from two slide transparencies such that a before-and-after or combination picture can be formed on a single photograph or transparency comprising an enclosure formed from a plurality of opaque sides and one translucent side. An aperture is formed through one of the opaque sides and has a collar for connecting the slide duplicator to the camera lens. A slot located adjacent the single translucent side is used for engaging the slide transparencies that are to be photographed. Mirrors within the duplicator are arranged for reflecting and directing images formed from light rays passing through the translucent side and through the slides to the camera lens so that the camera can photograph the dual images onto a single transparency or photograph. First surface mirrors are used in lieu of regular mirrors for clearly and distinctly reflecting and directing the images.

Abstract: A lighting device for a card simultaneous photographing camera which is easy to operate and which permits miniaturization includes a pair of lenses, with a first lens 2 for person photographing and a second lens 3 for card photographing mounted in a row on the front of the card simultaneous photographing camera 1, a semitransparent reflector plate 18 installed so that it may move back obliquely from the top edge of a nearly box-shaped casing fixed or installed through a frame change-over mechanism corresponding to both lenses, and extend up to the front of a flash window 12 of strobe flash device 10, a lens hood 21 corresponding to the lens 2 for person photographing, a card holding frame 23 for holding the card exchangeably corresponding to the lens 3 for card photographing, and a light diffusion box 25 provided between the reflection side of the semitransparent reflector plate 18 and the card holder.

Abstract: A system for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing a selection element, one or more image paths and an image plane. The selection element selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane. The selection element may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.

Abstract: A multi-direction camera is provided in which a mirror (3) having a plurality of reflecting surfaces (31, 32) is disposed in front of a lens (4). The mirror (3) reflects the light from a plurality of directions and the lens (4) receives the reflected light to form an image on an image sensing device (7). In a first embodiment, a partitioning plate (81) is provided between the lens (4) and the edge line (33) of the mirror (3). The partitioning plate (81) optically isolates a plurality of reflecting surfaces (31, 32) to prevent a ghost image from appearing in the image taken. In a second embodiment, the mirror (3) is enclosed by an opaque cover (2), and the cover (2) has a transparent window (21, 22) opposing each of the plurality of reflecting surfaces (31, 32). The shields (23, 24), which are formed as a part of the window (21, 22), are arranged at locations away from the lens (4) such that an image of the shield is received by the lens (4).

Abstract: A system for providing a printed output image including information from a data collection system onto a single print medium is disclosed. Data collection systems and methods are disclosed for collecting data from a plurality of spatially separated sources and for providing that data as a sequence of output signals. The data collection system includes a housing a selection element, one or more image paths and an image plane. The selection element selectively and alternatively couples visual images from separate object sources along the image paths and onto the image plane. The selection element may include optical shutters for selectively occluding or transmitting the visual images and may include illumination elements for providing a controlled sequence of illumination at selected ones of the object sources. The system can assemble the printed data in a format suitable for printing as an identification card.

Abstract: A multi-direction camera comprising a mirror 3 having a plurality of reflecting surfaces 31 and 32 disposed in front of a lens 4. The lens 4 receives light reflected from the mirror 3 from a plurality of directions and forms an image by the image sensor 7. The mirror 3 can be moved linearly by an actuator 8. The arrangement of the mirror 3 and lens 4 allows the camera to image road conditions of multiple directions at the same time. The camera can also image a road condition in a single direction with a wider scope manually or automatically when the road condition in that direction needs to be confirmed preponderantly.

Abstract: A photographic camera, system and method are presented for producing a composite image or print from an exposed film frame and a selected prerecorded image. The prerecorded image is selected by the photographer at the time of exposure of the film frame (14) from a known set of prerecorded images. A selected identifier (18) is imprinted, for example, optically or magnetically onto the film (10, 10') commensurate with exposure of a photographic image onto the film frame (14). The coding is employed in a subsequent automated scanning, integrating and printing operation (79) to produce the desired composite image.

Abstract: A method is described for making handleable card having images on front and back surface of the card. The process includes the creation of templates which incorporate a combination of design elements and repetitive textual information stored as computer files. These templates are combined with textual information specific to each card, as well as digital representations of scanned photographs; also stored as computer files. The resulting composite images are printed onto a single sheet material having front and back surface covered with plastic laminate film which has been treated with an adhesive layer on its inside surface. The covered sheet material is passed through laminator for fusing the front and back sheet material to the plastic laminate film and cut into separate card.