PRINTER FOR PRINTING POSITION-CODING PATTERN ONTO A SURFACE
First Claim
1. A printer for printing, onto a surface, an interface of human-readable visible information and a machine-readable position-coding pattern, the interface being based at least partially on document data received by the printer, the printer comprising:
- receiving means for receiving the document data;
a memory buffer storing dot data for the visible information and dot data for the position-coding pattern;
printing means for printing the interface;
at least one visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible information; and
an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the position-coding pattern, wherein the printing means is configured to print the interface onto the surface by printing the visible information and the position-coding pattern substantially simultaneously.
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Abstract
A printer for printing an interface of human-readable visible information and a machine-readable position-coding pattern onto a surface. The printer comprises: an input for receiving document data; a memory buffer storing dot data for the visible information and dot data for the position-coding pattern; a printhead for printing the interface; visible ink channels dedicated for printing the visible information; and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the position-coding pattern. The printhead is configured to print the interface onto the surface by printing the visible information and the position-coding pattern simultaneously.
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14 Claims
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1. A printer for printing, onto a surface, an interface of human-readable visible information and a machine-readable position-coding pattern, the interface being based at least partially on document data received by the printer, the printer comprising:
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receiving means for receiving the document data; a memory buffer storing dot data for the visible information and dot data for the position-coding pattern; printing means for printing the interface; at least one visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible information; and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the position-coding pattern, wherein the printing means is configured to print the interface onto the surface by printing the visible information and the position-coding pattern substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A printing system for printing, onto a surface, an interface of human-readable visible information and a machine-readable position-coding pattern, said system comprising:
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a computer system configured for generating document data for the interface; and a printer comprising; receiving means for receiving the document data from the computer system; a memory buffer for storing dot data for the visible information and dot data for the position-coding pattern; printing means for printing the interface; at least one visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible information; and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the position-coding pattern, wherein the printing means is configured to print the interface onto the surface by printing the visible information and the position-coding pattern substantially simultaneously.
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