Car display capture apparatus
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1. An in-vehicle information retrieval system incorporated in an entertainment unit of the vehicle, the in-vehicle entertainment unit having a display means and including:
- a data generating module of the system for generating data within the vehicle, the data generating module including image data for displaying on the display means;
a data capture module of the system, in communication with the data generating module, the data capture module including an image capture module for capturing image data from the data generating module and means for applying supplemental information regarding the captured image data onto the image data;
the data capture module including a user terminal associated with the image capture module, the user terminal being operable by a user to cause image data to be captured on demand by the image capture module; and
a printing module of the system connected to the data capture module, the printing module comprising a pagewidth printhead for printing image data captured by the image capture module together with the supplemental information applied by the data capture module.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle information retrieval system includes a data generating module for generating data within the vehicle. A data capture module is in communication with the data generating module for capturing data from the data generating module. A printing unit is mounted in the vehicle and is connected to the data capture module for printing desired information.
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1. An in-vehicle information retrieval system incorporated in an entertainment unit of the vehicle, the in-vehicle entertainment unit having a display means and including:
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a data generating module of the system for generating data within the vehicle, the data generating module including image data for displaying on the display means; a data capture module of the system, in communication with the data generating module, the data capture module including an image capture module for capturing image data from the data generating module and means for applying supplemental information regarding the captured image data onto the image data; the data capture module including a user terminal associated with the image capture module, the user terminal being operable by a user to cause image data to be captured on demand by the image capture module; and a printing module of the system connected to the data capture module, the printing module comprising a pagewidth printhead for printing image data captured by the image capture module together with the supplemental information applied by the data capture module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An in-vehicle information retrieval system incorporated in an entertainment unit of the vehicle the in-vehicle entertainment unit including:
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an onboard image viewing facility; a control means of the system associated with the image viewing facility for controlling data displayed on the image viewing facility; and an onboard printing module of the system connected to the image viewing facility, the printing module comprising a pagewidth printhead for enabling an image to be printed, wherein the control means includes a user terminal operable by a user to cause the image to be captured on demand and means for applying supplemental information regarding the captured image data onto the image data for printing by the printing module.
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13. An in-vehicle information retrieval system incorporated in an entertainment unit of the vehicle the in-vehicle entertainment unit including:
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an onboard image viewing facility including an image output module and a display means for viewing the images; an image capture module of the system, in communication with the image viewing facility, the image capture module including a data compression means for compressing data relating to a captured image into a suitable format for printing, the compressed data including supplemental information regarding the captured image data; and an onboard printing module of the system connected to the image capture unit, the printing module comprising a pagewidth printhead for enabling said captured image to be printed together with said supplemental information, wherein the image capture module includes a unit terminal operable by a user to cause an image to be captured on demand. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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