Hand held mobile phone with integral internal printer
First Claim
1. A hand held mobile phone device with integral internal print apparatus, said device comprising:
- a mobile telephone unit for transmitting and receiving signals;
processing means for processing said received and transmitted signals into a printable form;
a printhead and ink distribution unit assembly attached to said processing means for printing out said processed signals onto a print media; and
print media feed means to feed print media received from a supply external of said phone device to said printhead for printing of said processed signal information thereon.
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Abstract
A hand held mobile phone device with integral internal print apparatus, the device including a mobile telephone unit for transmitting and receiving signals, processing means for processing the received and transmitted signals into a printable form, a printhead and ink distribution unit assembly attached to the processing means for printing out the processed signals onto a print media, and print media feed means to feed print media received from a supply external of the phone device to the printhead for printing of the processed signal information thereon. Preferably, the printhead is a page width ink jet printhead formed as a printhead chip using MEMS processing techniques. In a preferred form, the printer phone may be used with a separate print media dispensing device that includes a print media storage region having a dispensing outlet and a printer phone cradle to support the printer phone and align its print media inlet with the dispensing outlet of the print media storage region. A dispensing ejector mechanism is also provided that is operable to eject a predetermined quantity of print media through the dispensing outlet and into the printer phone print media inlet for engagement with the associated print media feed means located in the phone.
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16 Claims
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1. A hand held mobile phone device with integral internal print apparatus, said device comprising:
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a mobile telephone unit for transmitting and receiving signals;
processing means for processing said received and transmitted signals into a printable form;
a printhead and ink distribution unit assembly attached to said processing means for printing out said processed signals onto a print media; and
print media feed means to feed print media received from a supply external of said phone device to said printhead for printing of said processed signal information thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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