Print medium with lateral data track used in lateral registration
First Claim
1. A method of printing onto a print medium using a mobile device with a printhead and sensor in a media feed path, the print medium having a data track on a leading edge of the print medium and extending perpendicular to a media feed direction, and positional coded data over a surface of the print medium, the positional coded data having a predetermined positional relationship relative to the data track, the data track containing first information encoded in accordance with a linear encoding scheme, the positional coded data encoding respective two-dimensional positions of the positional coded data, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the print medium into the media feed path of the mobile device;
sensing, using the sensor, the data track;
determining, using the first information, registration between the positional coded data and content to be printed; and
printing the content in registration with and over the positional coded data, wherein the sensing and determining steps are completed prior to commencement of the printing step.
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Abstract
A method of printing onto a print medium using a mobile device with a printhead and sensor, the print medium comprising: a laminar substrate defining first and second opposite faces; and a data track containing first information encoded in accordance with a linear encoding scheme, the data track extending in a linear read direction across a portion of the first face of the print medium, the read direction being oriented at between 45 and 135 degrees with respect to the print direction; the method comprising the steps of: receiving the print medium into a media feed path of the mobile device; using the sensor to sense the data track at least once before or during printing onto the print medium with the printhead; and determining a lateral registration of the data track relative to the sensor.
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1. A method of printing onto a print medium using a mobile device with a printhead and sensor in a media feed path, the print medium having a data track on a leading edge of the print medium and extending perpendicular to a media feed direction, and positional coded data over a surface of the print medium, the positional coded data having a predetermined positional relationship relative to the data track, the data track containing first information encoded in accordance with a linear encoding scheme, the positional coded data encoding respective two-dimensional positions of the positional coded data, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the print medium into the media feed path of the mobile device; sensing, using the sensor, the data track; determining, using the first information, registration between the positional coded data and content to be printed; and printing the content in registration with and over the positional coded data, wherein the sensing and determining steps are completed prior to commencement of the printing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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