Device and method for dispensing white ink
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1. A hand-held printer comprising:
- an image processing module configured to process image data;
an image sensor configured to provide a color indicator representative of one or more color characteristics of a print medium to the image processing module and configured to provide data indicative of a deposited image;
a print module configured to receive the processed image data, the data indicative of the deposited image, and the color indicator and to generate a corrected print job as a function of the color indicator and the data indicative of the deposited image; and
a print head in communication with the print module, wherein the print head is configured to receive the corrected print job and dispense at least a color neutral printing substance in response thereto.
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Abstract
A hand-held printer includes an image processing module configured to process image data, an image sensor configured to provide an indicator representative of a print medium to the image processing module, a print module configured to receive the processed image data and the indicator and generate a corrected print job, and a print head in communication with the print module such that the print head is configured to receive the corrected print job and dispense a color neutral printing substance in response thereto.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held printer comprising:
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an image processing module configured to process image data; an image sensor configured to provide a color indicator representative of one or more color characteristics of a print medium to the image processing module and configured to provide data indicative of a deposited image; a print module configured to receive the processed image data, the data indicative of the deposited image, and the color indicator and to generate a corrected print job as a function of the color indicator and the data indicative of the deposited image; and a print head in communication with the print module, wherein the print head is configured to receive the corrected print job and dispense at least a color neutral printing substance in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dispensing a printing substance utilizing a hand-held printer, the method comprising:
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processing image data representative of an image to be printed; dispensing at least one color printing substance on a print medium as a deposited image including a portion of the data representative of the image to be printed; detecting the deposited image and the print medium with an optical image sensor; evaluating a color characteristic of the print medium upon which the image data is to be printed; generating a corrected print job as a function of the image data, the deposited image, and the evaluated color characteristic of the print medium; and dispensing at least a color neutral printing substance on the evaluated print medium to create a representation of the corrected print job. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for dispensing a printing substance utilizing a hand-held printer, the method comprising:
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processing image data representative of an image to be printed; detecting a color characteristic of a print medium upon which the image data is to be printed; dispensing a color neutral printing substance in response to the color characteristic of the print medium, wherein the dispensed color neutral printing substance defines a color neutral print area on the print medium; detecting a position of the hand-held printer; generating a print job as a function of the image data, the position of the hand-held printer, and the color characteristic of the print medium; and dispensing a plurality of printing substances from the hand-held printer in accordance with the print job, wherein the dispensed plurality of printing substances represents the image data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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