Low-cost disposable camera including print media carrying indication of postage paid
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1. A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, hand-held digital camera comprising:
- a jacket being hand-held and portable;
a viewfinder located within said jacket for selecting an image;
an image sensor device located within said jacket for sensing said image;
a processing means located within said jacket for processing said sensed image;
a pagewidth print head located within said jacket for printing said sensed image;
an ink supply means located within said jacket for supplying ink to the print head; and
a supply of print media in the form of a roll, located within said jacket on to which said image is printed, the supply of print media being pre-marked with tokens designating that postage has been paid so that each image printed out on the print media has one such token associated with it, the tokens being pre-printed at regularly spaced intervals on one surface of the print media;
wherein each token has an address zone and a blank zone for writing associated with it on the one surface to provide a postcard effect.
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Abstract
A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprises an image sensor device for sensing an image. A processor processes the sensed image. A pagewidth printhead prints the sensed image. An ink supply arrangement supplies ink to the print head and the image is printed on print media from a supply of print media. The supply of print media is pre-marked with tokens designating that postage has been paid so that each image printed out on the print media has one such token associated with it.
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1. A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, hand-held digital camera comprising:
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a jacket being hand-held and portable;
a viewfinder located within said jacket for selecting an image;
an image sensor device located within said jacket for sensing said image;
a processing means located within said jacket for processing said sensed image;
a pagewidth print head located within said jacket for printing said sensed image;
an ink supply means located within said jacket for supplying ink to the print head; and
a supply of print media in the form of a roll, located within said jacket on to which said image is printed, the supply of print media being pre-marked with tokens designating that postage has been paid so that each image printed out on the print media has one such token associated with it, the tokens being pre-printed at regularly spaced intervals on one surface of the print media;
whereineach token has an address zone and a blank zone for writing associated with it on the one surface to provide a postcard effect.
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