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US 8,082,155 B2Granted
Camera with printhead for printing images with encoded audio data
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Simon Robert Walmsley
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Abstract
A handheld camera comprises a housing containing an image sensor for generating image data; an audio sensor for generating audio data; a processor for generating coded data using the audio data and a pagewidth inkjet printhead. The printhead is configured for printing the image onto a face of a substrate using the image data and at the same time printing the coded data onto the same face of the substrate in the same area as the image.
Claims12
A handheld camera comprising:
- a housing;
- an image sensor contained in the housing for generating image data representing a sensed image;
- an audio sensor contained in the housing for generating audio data representing sensed audio;
- a processor contained in the housing for generating coded data using at least some of the audio data, said coded data encoding the audio data;
- and
- a pagewidth inkjet printhead contained in the housing, said printhead being configured for printing the image onto a face of a substrate using the image data and at the same time printing the coded data onto the same face of the substrate in substantially the same area as the image.
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A method of printing from a handheld camera comprising the steps of:
- sensing an image using an image sensor contained in a camera housing and generating image data representing the sensed image;
- sensing audio using an audio sensor contained in the housing and generating audio data representing the sensed audio signal;
- generating coded data from at least some of the audio data, said coded data encoding the audio data;
- and
- printing the image onto a face of a substrate using a pagewidth printhead contained in the housing, wherein said printing prints the image using the image data and at the same time prints the coded data onto the same face of the substrate in substantially the same area as the image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.