Operator module configured for detachable attachment to an imaging apparatus
OwnerEdmund Jamesinventor
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Abstract
An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus having a print engine and an interface port, and an operator module configured for detachable electrical and mechanical attachment to the interface port. The operator module includes a memory device for storing data, a user interface and a dedicated power source electrically coupled to the user interface and the memory. The operator module is configured to facilitate user interaction with the imaging apparatus when the operator module is attached to the interface port. Also, the operator module is configured to facilitate portable data playback when the operator module is detached from the interface port.
Claims24
An imaging system, comprising:
- an imaging apparatus having a print engine and an interface port;
- and
- an operator module configured for detachable electrical and mechanical attachment to said interface port, said operator module including a memory device for storing data, a user interface and a dedicated power source electrically coupled to said user interface and said memory,
- said operator module being configured to facilitate user interaction with said imaging apparatus when said operator module is attached to said interface port,
- said operator module being configured to facilitate playback of data when said operator module is detached from said interface port.
An operator module, comprising:
- a controller;
- a user interface communicatively coupled to said controller;
- a memory device communicatively coupled to said controller;
- a dedicated power source for supplying power to said controller, said user interface and said memory device;
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- an electrical/mechanical interface to facilitate detachable attachment of said operator module to an imaging apparatus, said operator module facilitating user interaction with said imaging apparatus when said operator module is attached to said imaging apparatus, said operator module facilitating playback of data via said user interface and said memory when said operator module is detached from said imaging apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.