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US 7,350,887 B2Granted
Postcard printing camera
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera includes an image sensor device for sensing an image. A processor processes the sensed image. A pagewidth printhead prints the sensed image. An ink supply arrangement supplies ink to the print-head and the image is printed on print media from a supply of print media. The supply of print media is pre-marked with tokens designating that postage has been paid so that each image printed out on the print media has one such token associated with it.
Claims5
A recyclable, one-time use, print on demand, digital camera comprising:
- an image sensor device for sensing an image;
- a processing means for processing said sensed image;
- a pagewidth print head for printing said sensed image;
- an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head;
- a supply of print media in the form of a roll on to which said image is printed, the supply of print media being pre-marked with tokens designating that postage has been paid so that each image printed out on the print media has one such token associated with the image;
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- a platen unit for guiding the print media past the pagewidth print head, the platen unit including a cutting mechanism that traverses the platen unit and a capping mechanism operated by action of a solenoid coil for recapping the pagewidth print head when not in use.
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