Patent ID: 6527356
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer capable of forming an image on a receiver substrate according to type of receiver substrate, comprising:(a) a first identifier associated with an intermediate receiver substrate, said first identifier containing first identifying information uniquely associated with the type of intermediate receiver substrate; (b) a first sensor disposed in sensing relation to said first identifier for sensing the first identifying infomation, so that the type of intermediate receiver substrate is identified as the first sensor senses the first identifying information; (c) an image marker coupled to said first sensor for forming an image, using a colorant from a donor sheet or roll, on the intermediate receiver substrate according to the first identify information sensed by said first sensor; (d) a second identifier coupled to a final receiver substrate, said second identifier containing second identifying information uniquely associated with the type of final receiver substrate; (e) a second sensor disposed in sensing relation to said second identifier for sensing the second identifying information, so that the type of final receiver substrate is identified as the second sensor senses the second identifying information; and (f) a transfer processor for transferring the image on the intermediate receiver substrate to the final receiver substrate according to the second identifying information sensed by said second sensor.