Patent ID: 7940980
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: B41J,G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A handheld image translation device comprising: a communication interface configured to wirelessly receive image data to be printed onto a medium, the medium having been previously encoded with markings on a surface of the medium, the markings not being visible to a human eye; a print head configured to print the image data onto the medium; a position module configured to determine a position of the handheld image translation device relative to the medium based on the markings located on the surface of the medium, wherein the position module is further configured to predict the position of the handheld device relative to the medium based on a two dimensional parametric, and wherein the two dimensional parametric curve function is a Catmull-Rom Bicubic Spline function; and an input/output module configured to control the print head during the printing of the image data onto the medium based on the position of the handheld image translation device relative to the medium.