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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Gregory P. Schmitz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael C. Weisberg, Woodside, CA (US);
Gregory P. Schmitz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael C. Weisberg, Woodside, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A manual tracking apparatus including a manually moveable wand for reading and writing media is provided comprising a wand body partially enclosing at least one wheel, an axle, and a printing member. The printing member is supported by the wand body for printing on a media surface, the printing member having a maximum print area for a predetermined position of the wand body relative to a target object substantially less than the entire area of an image to be printed. A reference ruler is provided for aligning and indexing the position of the wand body relative to the target object. A wand tracking system can be provided including the at least one wheel rigidly coupled to the axle for guiding the wand in a straight line direction.