Digital printer with dedicated coded data ink channel
First Claim
1. A printer for printing, onto a surface, an interface of visible data and machine-readable coded data, the printer comprising:
- an input port for receiving document data from a computer system, said document data including identity data indicative of at least one identity associated with a region of the interface;
a printhead; and
a processor for generating dot data for the printhead using the document data, said processor including a coded data generator configured to generate the coded data using the identity data;
wherein the printhead comprises at least one visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible data and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the coded data.
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Abstract
A printer for printing an interface onto a surface is provided. The interface is comprised of visible data and machine-readable coded data. The visible data is based at least partially on document data which includes identity data indicative of an identity associated with a region of the interface. The printer comprises an input port for receiving the document data; a printhead and a processor for generating dot data for the printhead using the document data. The processor includes a coded data generator configured to generate the coded data based at least partially on the identity data. Further, printhead comprises ink channels dedicated for printing the visible data and a coded data ink channel dedicated for printing the coded data.
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1. A printer for printing, onto a surface, an interface of visible data and machine-readable coded data, the printer comprising:
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an input port for receiving document data from a computer system, said document data including identity data indicative of at least one identity associated with a region of the interface; a printhead; and a processor for generating dot data for the printhead using the document data, said processor including a coded data generator configured to generate the coded data using the identity data; wherein the printhead comprises at least one visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible data and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the coded data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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