MOBILE WRITER FOR ERASABLE MEDIA

• US 20110057869A1
• Filed: 09/08/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: PARC Management LLC
• Inventors: Shrader, Eric J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,285,834 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/107
• CPC Class Codes: G03C 1/73 containing organic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer

Abstract

A mobile imaging system includes an erasable medium and an imaging device. The erasable medium can be a UV imageable photochromic medium. The imaging device includes an input for generating imageable content in the device, a sensor for detecting and interpreting interaction of the device with respect to an imageable surface of the erasable medium, and an imaging component, responsive to the sensor, for outputting the generated content onto the imageable surface of the erasable medium.

Claims

1. A mobile imaging device for use with erasable media, the device comprising:

an input for generating imageable content in the device;

a sensor for detecting interaction of the device with respect to an imageable surface of a erasable medium; and

an imaging component, responsive to the sensor, for outputting the generated content onto the imageable surface of the erasable medium.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the input for generating imageable content comprises a camera.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the input for generating imageable content comprises a keypad.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the input for generating imageable content comprises a wireless input.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises at least one of Internet content, text message, and voice mail.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises audible input, the audible input convertible to digital data at the device.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein a display shows the imageable content.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the imageable content comprises digital data.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a surface tracking system.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the imaging component comprises a UV LED source.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the imaging component comprises an array of UV LED sources.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising memory.

13. The device of claim 1, further comprising control components for directing the functions of the imaging device.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the sensor can determine a proximity to an erasable medium, and in connection with the control components, enable at least one of imaging of the erasable medium with the write device and erasing an image from an imaged erasable medium.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the erasable media comprises photochromic paper.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a personal digital assistant (PDA).

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone.

18. The device of claim 1, further comprising an erase device for erasing an imaged surface of the erasable medium.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the erase device outputs an amount of heat suitable to erase the imaged surface.

20. A mobile imaging system comprising:

an erasable medium; and

an imaging device, the imaging device comprising,

an input for generating imageable content in the device,

a sensor for detecting and interpreting interaction of the device with respect to an imageable surface of the erasable medium, and

an imaging component, responsive to the sensor, for outputting the generated content onto the imageable surface of the erasable medium.