Systems and methods for hand-held printing on a surface or medium
US6517266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/04734
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held printer system is designed for printing a stored image onto a surface or other media. In particular, various embodiments are adapted for hand-held printing onto the surface of a whiteboard. In embodiments, the printer system comprises a marking mechanism including at least one print head, a global position sensing system that senses a position of the at least one print head, and a control mechanism that actuates the at least one print head based on the sensed position. In other embodiments, the system comprises a local position sensing system that senses a position of the at least one print head relative to a drawing surface.
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