Miniature color printer using ink and paper cartridges

• US 6,431,704 B1
• Filed: 07/10/1998
• Issued: 08/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Hilten, John S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cone, Darius N.
• Application Number:
  US09/112,823
• Time in Patent Office: 1,495 Days
• Field of Search: 347/104, 347/105, 347/106, 400/605, 400/584, 400/585, 400/636, 400/594, 400/594.1
• US Class Current: 347/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/86 Secure or tamper-resistant housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A printer device for interconnection with a computer system comprising a printer head unit including an ink jet print head for printing images on print media and further having a cavity therein for insertion of a consumable print roll unit; and a print roll unit containing a consumable print media and ink for insertion into said cavity, said ink being utilised by said ink jet print head for printing images on said print media.

Claims

1. A printer device for interconnection with a computer system, the printer device comprising:

a printhead unit including an ink jet printhead for printing images on print media and further having a cavity defined therein for insertion of a consumable print roll unit; and

a print roll unit containing a roll of consumable print media and ink the print roll unit being insertable into said cavity of the printhead unit, said ink being utilised by said ink jet printhead for printing images on said print media.

2. A printer device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a universal service port (USP) for interconnection of said computer system to said printer device.

3. A printer device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said printhead unit includes a page width printhead for the outputting of images on the print media.

4. A printer device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said print roll unit has a teardrop shaped cross-section which substantially corresponds with a cross-sectional shape of said cavity.