Patent ID: 8978551
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B41F,B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of printing onto an article, comprising: positioning the article onto a platform configured to support the article; associating the article with a projection system so that the platform is in a display ready position, wherein when the platform is in the display ready position, the projection system is configured to project a graphic onto the article; projecting the graphic onto the article using the projection system; capturing image information, wherein the image information includes the projected graphic and the article; displaying the image information on a remote device; receiving alignment information from the remote device; adjusting the alignment of the graphic on the article according to the alignment information so that the projected graphic is disposed in a predetermined portion of the article; moving the platform from the display ready position to a print ready position, wherein when the platform is in the print ready position, a printing system is configured to print the graphic on the article in the predetermined portion of the article; and printing a printed graphic on the article on the predetermined portion of the article.