Patent ID: 7161715
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B41J,G06F,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A handheld mobile communications device comprising: a support structure; radio signal processing circuitry positioned on the support structure and configured to receive and transmit radio signals; audio signal processing circuitry positioned on the support structure and operatively connected to the radio signal processing circuitry; image processing circuitry positioned on the support structure and operatively connected to the radio signal processing circuitry; and a receptacle for receiving a detachable printing mechanism having a non-traversing printhead, the receptacle including an interface enabling connection of the printing mechanism to the image processing circuitry, thereby enabling images processed by the image processing circuitry to be printed by the printhead of the printing mechanism onto print media in a single pass when it is operatively positioned within the receptacle.