Mobile printer system

• US 6,954,635 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2001
• Issued: 10/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Kim, Shin, Kim, Dong Han, Kim, Jong Hwan, Park, Kui Hong, Kim, Heung Soo, Lee, Kang Hee, Jung, Myung Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US09/956,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20020042267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 455/88, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/456.5, 455/457, 705/21, 400/700, 400/61, 400/70, 379/102.01, 379/102.02, 348/14.01
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1255 Settings incompatibility, e.g. constraints, user requirements vs. device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1261 by using alternate printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printing through a plurality of printer robot systems. Specifically, the invention provides a mobile printer system which prints letters or pictures inputted by a user without being constrained by the printing region through a plurality of mobile printer robots. The present invention comprises a plurality of mobile printer robot systems which have in-built printer functions and a main body which controls the printer operations through a wireless communication with the printer robot system.

Claims

1. A mobile printer system, comprising:

a plurality of mobile printer robot systems configured to print; and

a main body configured to control at least one print operation of the mobile printer robot systems through a wireless communication with the mobile printer robot systems,

wherein each of the mobile robot systems is configured to send respective location data to the main body,

wherein the main body is configured to control a print operation of each of the mobile robot systems based on the respective location data.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the mobile printer robot systems include a respective camera configured to transmit the respective location data of said plurality of mobile printer robot systems to said main body.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of mobile printer robot systems include a global vision camera.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body includes:

a key input section configured to convey a printer command from a user;

a Graphic User Interface (GUI) section configured to interface the user and a host computer and to receive at least one picture or letter inputted by the user;

a data conversion section configured to convert user input data received by the GUI section to operation data enabling a printing process;

an operation region assignment section configured to output operation region assignment data by assigning operation regions of the plurality of printer robot systems;

a data transmission/reception section configured to receive the location data from said plurality of mobile printer robot systems and to transmit said operation data and said operation region assignment data to said plurality of mobile printer robot systems; and

a printer robot control section configured to control the print operation of each of the printer robot systems by receiving the location data of said plurality of mobile printer robot systems received from the data transmission/reception section.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said operation region assignment section executes an evolutionary calculation.

6. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said data transmission/reception section is configured to receive and transmit wirelessly.