Patent ID: 8000740

Claim:
An image translation apparatus comprising: a communication interface configured to receive image data from a mobile device; an optical imaging sensor configured to capture a first plurality of surface images of a first portion of a medium; a navigation sensor configured to capture first navigational measurements of the first portion of the medium, wherein the first navigational measurements provide an indication of motion of the image translation apparatus relative to the first portion of the medium; a print head configured to selectively deposit a printing substance on the medium; and a control block configured to construct a composite image, wherein the composite image comprises the first plurality of surface images captured by the optical imaging sensor, and selectively control the print head to deposit the printing substance on the first portion of the medium based at least in part on i) the composite image, ii) the indication of motion of the image translation apparatus relative to the first portion of the medium provided by the first navigational measurements, and iii) the image data received from the mobile device.