Printer and docking station having a digital camera docking port with an image magnifier
US7312817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0084
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention directly interfaces a digital camera to a printer for printing images stored by the digital camera. A printer that directly docks with the digital camera includes a docking port and an image magnifier. The docking port includes mechanical and data interfaces between the printer and the digital camera. The digital camera includes a display unit that is used for viewing the images magnified by the image magnifier while the digital camera is interfaced to the printer. A docking station that docks the digital camera to a printer includes a docking port and an image magnifier. The docking port includes a mechanical interface to the digital camera and a data interface to the digital camera and the printer. The printer and the docking station may include a user interface to manipulate the images stored by the digital camera.
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