Patent ID: 7557828

Claim:
A compact camera module and printer system comprising: an inkjet printer module having a full-width stationary printhead for printing a stored image on printable media in a single pass, the inkjet printer module having a tubular body and having at least one first connection means provided at an end of the tubular body; and a camera module operable to capture an image, the camera module having a tubular body and having a second connection means provided at one end of the tubular body, the second connection means operable to detachably couple with the at least one first connection means of the inkjet printer module, wherein the at least one first connection means and the second connection means form a bus operable to provide power and data between the camera module and the printer module, the inkjet printer module further comprises a slot provided along a length of the tubular body of the inkier printer module, the slot extending through a width of the tubular body such that first and second slot apertures are defined on opposite sides of the tubular body, and the slot is operable to receive print media through the first slot aperture and to pass the print media out through the second slot aperture.