Digital camera with ancillary data capture

• US 7,558,476 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Issued: 07/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Koval, Melissa J
• Application Number:
  US11/190,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20050270503A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,440 Days
• Field of Search: 396/14, 396/30, 396/33, 396/60, 396/312, 396/315, 396/906, 355/18, 355/31, 355/72, 346/140.1, 358/1.15, 358/296, 347/48, 360/3, 348/207.2, 348/375, 434/317
• US Class Current: 396/319
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16585 for paper-width or non-reciprocating print heads
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17596 Ink pumps, ink valves
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/06 in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/86 Secure or tamper-resistant housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2154 the still video camera incorporating a hardcopy reproducing device, e.g. a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32138 in an electronic device attached to the sheet, e.g. in an RFID tag
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3261 : of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 : of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3284 : for error correction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 : Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A hand-held camera comprising an electronic image sensor for sensing an image, a photo-width printhead for printing the image onto print media, the photo-width printhead having an array of inkjet nozzles, each nozzles having micro electromechanical system (MEMS) actuator for ejecting ink, a receptacle adjacent the printhead for receiving a cartridge containing a roll of the print media, the print media having a magnetic recording surface, a magnetic recorder for recording associated information on the magnetic recording surface and a battery for powering the electronic image sensor, the photo-width printhead and the magnetic recorder; wherein during use, the photo-width printhead operates on less than 10 Watts.

Claims

1. A hand-held camera comprising:

an electronic image sensor for sensing an image;

a photo-width printhead for printing the image onto print media, the photo-width printhead having an array of inkjet nozzles, each nozzles having micro electromechanical system (MEMS) actuator for ejecting ink;

a receptacle adjacent the printhead for receiving a cartridge containing a roll of the print media, the print media having a magnetic recording surface;

a magnetic recorder for recording associated information on the magnetic recording surface; and

a battery for powering the electronic image sensor, the photo-width printhead and the magnetic recorder;

wherein during use,

the photo-width printhead operates on less than 10 Watts.

2. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the photo-width printhead has a resolution of at least 1600 dpi.

3. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the photo-width printhead is a full color printhead.

4. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the array of inkjet nozzles is at least 100 mm long.

5. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the photo-width printhead has 19200 nozzles.

6. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the array of inkjet nozzles are formed on and through a monolithic silicon substrate by lithographic etching and deposition techniques.

7. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein during use the photo-width printhead prints the image and the magnetic recorder records the associated information simultaneously.

8. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein the associated information is audio information.

9. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein during use the magnetic recorder records the associated information in a fault tolerant manner.

10. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein during use the magnetic recorder records the associated information in a fault tolerant manner.

11. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein during use the magnetic recorder records the associated information using Reed-Solomon encoding.

12. A hand-held camera according to claim 1 wherein during use the photo-width printhead prints the image onto the media substrate in full color at 1600 dpi resolution in less than 2 seconds.