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EP0183980A2
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Handy reader/printer apparatus
Assignee: Casio Computer Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-10-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-10-29
Abstract
Abstract In a handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information on a desired portion of a medium to be printed, the apparatus has a housing (11) having an opening (13) in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening (13), a reader unit (30, 31), arranged in the housing (11), for reading the recorded information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed, on the medium, a printer unit (33, 34), arranged in the housing (11), for printing data in the desired portion of the medium to be printed fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium, a memory (85) for storing data read by the reader unit (30, 31) upon operation of the reader unit (30, 31), and a readout unit (85) for reading out the storage data from the memory (85) as the printing data to the printer unit (33, 34) upon operation of the printer unit (33, 34).
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiro Development Div. Hamura R&D Center Nihei
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/024; B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/36; G; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/10; H04N1/107; H04N1/1072; H04N1/0461; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/024; H04N2201/02406; H04N2201/02439; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/045; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/0471; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/04724; H04N2201/04734; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04758; H04N2201/04767; H04N2201/04781; H04N2201/04786; H04N2201/04794
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information in a desired portion of a medium to be printed, said apparatus comprising: a housing (11) having an opening (13) in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening; a reader unit (30, 31), arranged in said housing (11), for reading the recorded information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening (13) while said housing (11) is placed on the medium; a printer unit (33, 34), arranged in said housing (11), for printing data, previously read, in the desired portion of the medium to be printed, fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium; a memory (85) for storing data read by said reader unit (30, 31) upon operation of said reader unit (30, 31); and a readout unit (85) for reading out the storage data from said memory (85) and supplying the readout data as the printing data to said printer unit (33, 34) upon operation of said printer unit (33, 34).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A handy reader/printer apparatus for reading recorded information from a desired portion of a medium to be read and printing read information in a desired portion of a medium to be printed, said apparatus comprising: a housing (11) having an opening (13) in a lower surface thereof and placed on the medium to be read or printed such that the desired portion of the medium can be fitted in the opening; a reader unit (30, 31), arranged in said housing (11), for reading the recorded information of the desired portion of the medium to be read fitted in the opening (13) while said housing (11) is placed on the medium; a printer unit (33, 34), arranged in said housing (11), for printing data, previously read, in the desired portion of the medium to be printed, fitted in the opening (13) while the housing (11) is placed on the medium; a memory (85) for storing data read by said reader unit (30, 31) upon operation of said reader unit (30, 31); and a readout unit (85) for reading out the storage data from said memory (85) and supplying the readout data as the printing data to said printer unit (33, 34) upon operation of said printer unit (33, 34).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a carrier (16) linearly movable between one end and the other end of the opening (13) with respect to said housing (11), said carrier (16) being adapted to support said reader unit (30, 31) and said printer unit (33, 34).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said carrier (16) can be pivoted to stand on said housing (11) or to lay down in accordance with a use or nonuse state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said carrier (16) can be layed down and fitted in said housing (11) during use of said apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said carrier (16) stands on said housing (11) to be substantially perpendicular to a surface of said housing (11) during use of said apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that said carrier (16) has two pairs of vertical rollers (21-21) which are in rolling contact with two front positions and two rear positions of two inner bottom surfaces defining said opening (13) of said housing (11) while said carrier (16) is perpendicular to the surface of said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that said carrier (16) has two pairs of horizontal rollers (22-22) which are in rolling contact with two inner side surfaces continuous with said two inner bottom surfaces of said housing (11) in the same positional relationship as in said two pairs of vertical rollers (21-21).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
96 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said reader unit (30, 31) is arranged obliquely opposite to said opening (13) of said housing (ll) near a proximal portion of said carrier and includes a line illumination element (30) for emitting a linear beam to the desired portion of said medium to be read in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of said carrier and a line image sensor (31) for receiving light reflected by the desired portion of said medium to be read and converting a reflected light component into an electrical signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said printer unit (33, 34) is slidable with respect to said carrier (16) between a first position where said printer unit (33, 34) is separated from said opening (13) of said housing (11) during reading and a second position where said printer unit (33, 34) falls within said opening (13) of said housing (11) during printing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that said printer unit (33, 34) includes: a printer housing (33) having at least a line thermal printhead (36) opposite perpendicularly to said opening (13) of said housing (11) near a proximal portion of said carrier (16) and opposite linearly to a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of said carrier (16); and an ink tape cassette (34) loaded in said printer housing (33).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that said printer unit (33, 34) has an operation member (59) depressed upon reading by said reader unit (30, 31) and a lock mechanism (63, 65) interlocked with depression of said operation member (59) to lock said printer unit (33, 34) in the first position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
89 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that said ink tape cassette (34) includes a pair of tape guide members (53, 53) opposite at two sides of said thermal head (36), a thermal transfer ink tape (51) looped between distal ends of said pair of tape guide members (53, 53), a tape reel (50) for supplying the ink tape (51) and a tape take-up reel (52) for winding the ink tape (51) supplied from said tape reel (50), said reel being interlocked with said carrier (16) during printing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means (69-72) for generating a timing signal corresponding to a moving speed of said carrier (16), the timing signal being adapted to control a write timing of said memory (85) and a read timing of said readout means (85).
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