Handheld printer
US8125678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/04737
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handheld printer that provides an appropriate application of ink to a print medium without a bulky and complex mechanical system for positioning a print head with respect to the print medium. A handheld printer according to the present teachings includes a navigation subsystem that tracks a motion of the handheld printer with respect to a printing surface and a print head controller that causes a print head to fire ink drops onto the printing surface in response to the motion and in response to an image contained in an image buffer.
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