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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Carles Flotats, Barcelona, ES;
David Claramunt, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, ES;
Jose M Rio Doval, Sant Cugart del Valles, ES;
Rodrigo Ruiz, Terrassa, ES;
Francesc Subirada, Castellbisbal, ES;
Carles Flotats, Barcelona, ES;
David Claramunt, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, ES;
Jose M Rio Doval, Sant Cugart del Valles, ES;
Rodrigo Ruiz, Terrassa, ES;
Francesc Subirada, Castellbisbal, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A printer device comprising a mechanism adapted to generate an image on an image surface, the device comprising a sensor adapted to image a predetermined optical object located substantially on the image surface, the device being adapted to determine at least one dimension of the object's image and thereby determine the distance separating the mechanism and the image surface.