Method of and apparatus for handheld printing of images on a media
First Claim
1. A method of printing an image onto a surface of a media, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving a handheld printhead over the surface of the media;
locating a position of said printhead relative to said media;
printing at least a portion of said image onto a corresponding portion of the surface of the media under control of said locating step; and
displaying a direction in which additional printing is possible.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a device for a method of printing images with a handheld printing device. The handheld printing device includes a navigation sensor, a controller to correlate image information and navigational information and a printhead to print the image on a printable object or media. The method of printing with a handheld printing device includes moving the handheld printing device in a series of continuous motions in which the handheld printing device determines its position and prints the portion of the image appropriate for its current position. The handheld printing device can be combined with a handheld scanning device to enable a user to scan and print with a handheld device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of printing an image onto a surface of a media, the method comprising the steps of:
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moving a handheld printhead over the surface of the media;
locating a position of said printhead relative to said media;
printing at least a portion of said image onto a corresponding portion of the surface of the media under control of said locating step; and
displaying a direction in which additional printing is possible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
storing the image in a memory within said handheld printhead in a bit-mapped representation.
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9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
optically scanning an object with said handheld printhead to capture a digital representation of said image.
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10. The method of claim 9 wherein said optically scanning step further comprises the steps of:
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reading a first swath of said image;
reading a second swath of said image; and
stitching said first swath with said second swath to produce the image.
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11. A handheld device for printing a facsimile of an image onto a surface of a media comprising:
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at least one navigation sensor for aiding in the determination of a position of the handheld device relative to the media to provide navigation information;
a controller configured to correlate image information with said navigation information;
a printhead associated with said handheld device responsive to said image information to print a representation of the image onto the surface of the media; and
a directional indicator configured to display a direction in which additional printing is possible. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
a memory for storing the image information defining said image within said handheld device.
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15. The handheld device of claim 11 further comprising:
an optical scanner for capturing a representation of the image from an image source.
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16. A handheld device for printing a representation of an image onto a surface of a media comprising:
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means for determining a position of the handheld device relative to the surface of the media and for providing navigation information;
means for correlating said navigation information with said image information;
means on said handheld device for depositing ink to said surface of said media to create said image representation; and
means for indicating a direction in which additional printing may be accomplished. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
means associated with said device for storing said navigation information and said image information.
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18. The handheld device of claim 16 further including:
means included within said handheld device for scanning an image from an image source to create said image to be represented.
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19. The handheld device of claim 16 wherein said determining means includes means for determining an edge of said surface of the media.
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20. The handheld device of claim 16 wherein said determining means includes means for locating specific information on said surface of said media.
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