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US 6,795,651 B2Granted
Camera with detachable printer
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A print on demand camera and printer system in which the camera unit incorporating a lens, image sensor, and image processing circuitry is connected to a detachable printer unit by way of a PCMCIA interface. The printer unit may incorporate a business card sized paper cartridge and have the overall dimensions of a PCMCIA type III card.
Claims9
A hand held digital camera with printer, configured to print, on demand of a user, images taken by the camera, said camera including:
- a casing having an elongate socket that is open at one end and closed at the other end;
- a first industry standard interface located at the closed end of the socket;
- a printer unit received within the socket, the printer unit having a second interface compatible with the first interface, whereby the printer unit is detachably engaged with the casing by sliding the unit into the socket to engage the first and second interfaces together,
- the printer unit including a paper cartridge configured for holding a plurality of individual pages and a printhead for printing on said pages,
- wherein, when the printer unit is engaged in the socket, substantially the entire paper cartridge is located within the socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.