Mechanical handwriting barcode apparatus and method of use thereof
OwnerDavid Wachs, Roxanne Abul-Hajinventors
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: receiving, into a plotter system, a print job related to a first graphic code, the print job comprising a printable media requirement; scanning, with a scanner attached to the plotter system, the first graphic code, the first graphic code previously printed on the marking surface loaded into the plotter system; identifying a particular media type of the marking surface with the first graphic code; confirming the printable media requirement matches the particular media type; and emulating handwriting on the marking surface with the plotter system to yield a marked paper.
Claims20
A method for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, into a plotter system, a print job related to a first graphic code, said print job comprising a printable media requirement;
- scanning, with a scanner attached to said plotter system, said first graphic code, said first graphic code previously printed on the marking surface loaded into said plotter system;
- identifying a particular media type of the marking surface with said first graphic code;
- confirming said printable media requirement matches said particular media type;
- and
- emulating handwriting on the marking surface with said plotter system to yield a marked paper.
An apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising:
- a plotter system configured to receive a print job related to a first graphic code, said print job comprising a printable media requirement;
- a scanner, attached to said plotter system, configured to scan said first graphic code, said first graphic code previously printed on the marking surface loaded into said plotter system;
- and
- a main controller of said plotter system configured to:
- identify a particular media type of the marking surface with said first graphic code;
- and
- confirm said printable media requirement matches said particular media type,
- wherein said plotter system emulates handwriting on the marking surface to yield a marked paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.