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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Robert Charles Lewis Day, Hertfordshire, GB;
Jonathan Kemp, Cambridge, GB;
Adrian Michael Woodward, Hertfordshire, GB;
Lawrence Archard, Cambridge, GB;
Robert Charles Sims, Hertfordshire, GB;
Geert Heyse, Sint Katelijne Waver, BE;
Michel Woodman, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Chris McCleve, London, GB;
Martin Gibbs, East Sussex, GB;
Esselte N.V., Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Abstract
A printer with a housing arranged to be manually positioned on an image receiving medium. In order to allow easy alignment, a window is provided such that the print face is visible through the window. A controller of the printer is operable to detect markings on an image receiving medium, the markings being scanned by means of a scanner. An indicator referring to a direction in which the printer is to be moved and the detected markings are displayed in order to obtain alignment between the print face and the detected markings. The printer uses a medium with alignment marks, or alternately prints alignment marks onto a medium. Finally, a base station with an adjustable stop for positioning a print medium is included.