Patent ID: 9427046
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A43B,A43D,B41F,B41J,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A method of printing a functional element onto an article, the method comprising: calibrating a display device to a printing system; placing an article on a platform so that the article is positioned between the platform and the display device when the printing system is in a first position; receiving functional element information at the display device; displaying an image of the functional element using the display device; aligning the image of the functional element so that the image of the functional element corresponds to a predetermined location on the article; moving the printing system to a second position; and printing the functional element onto the article in the predetermined location when the printing system is in the second position, wherein the display device comprises a see-through screen, and wherein the step of aligning the functional element includes displaying the image of the functional element on the see-through screen so that the image of the functional element is superimposed on the article.