Interactive photo kiosk

Abstract

A digital imaging kiosk, comprising an imaging device adapted to electronically capture an image of an object, a display device adapted to display at least one of a captured image, a user interface adapted to display information to a user and to receive information from a user, a printing device adapted to print a manipulated or non-manipulated image on one or more sides of one or more substrates, a substrate handling device adapted to position a substrate in proximity to the printing device such that the printing device can print to the one or more substrates, a control unit in communication with the information suite, wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the printing device prints the image captured by the image capturing device on a first side of a set number of substrates having a preprinted and unique image on a second side of the set number of substrates.

1 . A digital imaging kiosk, comprising: 
 an imaging device adapted to electronically capture an image of an object within visual range of the imaging device;    an information suite comprising:    a display device adapted to display an image associated with a captured image captured by the imaging device;    a user interface adapted to display information to a user and to receive information from a user, the user interface being integral with the display device or separate from the display device or partially integral with the display device and partially separate from the display device;    a printing device adapted to print to at least one side of one or more substrates;    a substrate handling device adapted to position a substrate in proximity to the printing device such that the printing device can print to the one or more substrates; and    an electronic control unit in communication with the information suite, the control unit being adapted to receive and send information to the information suite and to control one or more components of the kiosk based on at least one of information from the user, a predetermined routine, and a combination of information from the user and a predetermined routine; wherein    the kiosk is adapted so that the printing device prints an image associated with the image associated with the captured image captured by the imaging device on a first side of a set number of substrates having a preprinted image on a second side of the set number    of substrates, the preprinted image being unique from the preprinted image on the substrate printed to immediately before.    
   
   
       2 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to print text along with the printed image.  
   
   
       3 . The kiosk of  claim 2 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the text printed along with the image is selected by the user.  
   
   
       4 . The kiosk of  claim 3 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the text printed along with the image can be inputted by the user.  
   
   
       5 . The kiosk of  claim 3 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that at least part of the text printed along with the image can be inputted by the user.  
   
   
       6 . The kiosk of  claim 5 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the user can speak to select at least part of the text printed along with the image.  
   
   
       7 . The kiosk of  claim 5 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the user can spell out at least part of the text printed along with the image.  
   
   
       8 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to allow the user to select the image displayed by the display device.  
   
   
       9 . The kiosk of  claim 8 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to allow the user to select an image from a plurality of the images displayed on the display device.  
   
   
       10 . The kiosk of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of images are displayed separately temporally from at least one other of the plurality of images.  
   
   
       11 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein the kiosk further includes an image manipulating device adapted to manipulate the captured image.  
   
   
       12 . The kiosk of  claim 11 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to allow the user to manipulate the captured image.  
   
   
       13 . The kiosk of  claim 12 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to manipulate the captured image automatically.  
   
   
       14 . The kiosk of  claim 13 , wherein the display device is a high-resolution monitor.  
   
   
       15 . The kiosk of  claim 14 , wherein the high-resolution monitor is an LCD.  
   
   
       16 . The kiosk of  claim 13 , wherein the display device is adapted to receive input from the user.  
   
   
       17 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein the kiosk is adapted to allow the user to adjust at least one of the imaging device height, the imaging device focus, and the imaging device direction.  
   
   
       18 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein kiosk also includes an audio system adapted to convey information to the user, the audio system being integrated with the communications suite or being separate from the communications suite.  
   
   
       19 . The kiosk of  claim 18 , wherein the kiosk is adapted so that the information conveyed by the audio system is synchronized with at least some of the information displayed to the user by the information suite.  
   
   
       20 . The kiosk of  claim 1 , wherein the image capturing device includes an auto-focus device adapted to focus the imaging device on at least one portion of the user.  
   
   
       21 - 50 . (canceled)