METHOD OF PRINTING REGIONS LARGER THAN THE PRINT SWATH USING A HANDHELD PRINTER
First Claim
1. A method of printing comprising the steps of:
- (i) operatively positioning a swipe printer relative to a surface and swiping the printer across the surface;
(ii) printing, during said swipe, successive parts of a position-coding pattern onto said surface;
(iii) printing, during said swipe, successive parts of a graphic image onto the surface, said position-coding pattern and said graphic image being superimposed;
(iv) imaging, during said swipe, portions of said surface on which said printhead has printed said parts of the position-coding pattern;
(v) determining, during said swipe, absolute positions of the printhead using imaged parts of the position-coding pattern; and
(vi) using the absolute positions to control, during said swipe, printing of the position-coding pattern and the graphic image.
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Abstract
A method of printing comprising the steps of: (i) operatively positioning a swipe printer relative to a surface and swiping the printer across the surface; (ii) printing, during the swipe, successive parts of a position-coding pattern onto the surface; (iii) printing, during the swipe, successive parts of a graphic image onto the surface, the position-coding pattern and the graphic image being superimposed; (iv) imaging, during the swipe, portions of the surface on which the printhead has printed the parts of the position-coding pattern; (v) determining, during the swipe, absolute positions of the printhead using imaged parts of the position-coding pattern; and (vi) using the absolute positions to control, during the swipe, printing of the position-coding pattern and the graphic image.
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1. A method of printing comprising the steps of:
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(i) operatively positioning a swipe printer relative to a surface and swiping the printer across the surface; (ii) printing, during said swipe, successive parts of a position-coding pattern onto said surface; (iii) printing, during said swipe, successive parts of a graphic image onto the surface, said position-coding pattern and said graphic image being superimposed; (iv) imaging, during said swipe, portions of said surface on which said printhead has printed said parts of the position-coding pattern; (v) determining, during said swipe, absolute positions of the printhead using imaged parts of the position-coding pattern; and (vi) using the absolute positions to control, during said swipe, printing of the position-coding pattern and the graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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