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US 6,665,092 B2Granted
Printer apparatuses and methods for using the same
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorWilliam Henry Reed
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Abstract
A stand-alone printer is provided having a first drive for receiving a first computer readable medium, wherein the first computer readable medium is capable of storing at least one digital representation of an image captured by a digital device and wherein the first computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device. The stand-alone printer also includes a printing member for producing on a substrate a pattern associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device and a port for transmitting data to and from the printer, wherein the printer is adapted to interface with a second drive through the port.
Claims22
A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a user interface;
- a drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device;
- and
- a printing member for producing on a substrate a pattern associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device;
- wherein the stand-alone printer is configured to operate independent of a computer system, and can coordinate data flow when the printer receives a command from a computer system in communication with the printer and a command from the user interface.
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A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a user interface;
- a drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device;
- a printing member for producing on a substrate a pattern associated with the digital representation of the image;
- and
- a controller having a set of instructions for interpreting the digital representation stored on the computer readable medium, wherein the set of instructions interface and control movement of the printing member to produce the pattern associated with the digital representation of the image,
- wherein the stand-alone printer is configured to operate independent of a computer system, and can coordinate data flow when the printer receives a command from a computer system in communication with the printer and a command from the user interface.
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A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a first drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device and wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device;
- a printing member for producing on a substrate a pattern associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device;
- a plurality of ports, wherein at least one of the ports is capable of transmitting data to and from the printer, and wherein at least one of the ports is capable of interfacing with a second drive.
A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a first drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device and wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device;
- a printing member for producing on a substrate a pattern associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device;
- and
- a port for transmitting data to and from the printer, wherein the printer is adapted to interface with a second drive through the same port.
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A printer comprising
- a port for transmitting data to and from the printer;
- and
- a drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device and wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device,
- wherein a computer readable medium interfaced with the drive can be written to by a computer in communication with the printer.
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A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device, wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device and wherein the image has a first vertical length and a first horizontal length;
- a printing member for producing a pattern on a substrate associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device;
- and
- wherein the printer is adapted to print the image with a second horizontal length which is less than the first horizontal length so that less than the entire image is printed.
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A stand-alone printer, comprising:
- a drive for interfacing with a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is capable of transferring at least one digital representation of an image captured by an external digital device, wherein the computer readable medium is adapted to interface with the digital device;
- a printing member for producing a pattern on a substrate associated with the digital representation of the image captured by the digital device;
- and
- a user interface configured to allow a user to select a desired area of the image to be printed, wherein the desired area can comprise less than an entire area of the image,
- wherein the printer is adapted to produce a pattern associated with the desired area of the image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.