Patent ID: 6154254
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
An electronic camera for producing a digital image and a multimode microfluidic printing device for printing such digital image, comprising:a) parallel associative interface means including:i) a substrate;ii) an image sensor mounted on the substrate in the camera for producing digital images;iii) a microfluidic printing device being mounted on the substrate including a plurality of colored ink reservoirs including several reservoirs for containing different colorants and a plurality of colorant delivery chambers; andiv) circuit means mounted on the substrate and responsive to digital image produced by the sensor for image processing the digital image produced by the image sensor and for controlling the microfluidic printing device to deliver colorants from the delivery chambers to an image transfer position; andb) means for delivering an image receiving medium to the image transfer position so that colorant is delivered to such medium to produce a visual image of the digital image.