Handy reader/printer apparatus

A handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information in a desired portion of a medium to be printed, said apparatus comprising:

• a housing having an opening in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening;
• a reader unit, arranged in said housing, for reading the recorded information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening while said housing is placed on the medium;
• a printer unit, arranged in said housing, for printing data, previously read, in the desired portion of the medium to be printed, fitted in the opening while the housing is placed on the medium;
• a memory for storing data read by said reader unit upon operation of said reader unit;
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• a readout unit for reading out the storage data from said memory and supplying the readout data as the printing data to said printer unit upon operation of said printer unit.