Patent ID: 7385630

Claim:
A hand held digital camera with printer, said camera including: a casing having an elongate socket that is open at one end and closed at the other end; an image sensor for capturing an image; a memory for storing an image captured by said image sensor; a user interface; a first industry standard interface located at the closed end of the socket; a printer unit received within the socket, the printer unit having a second interface compatible with the first interface, whereby the printer unit is detachably engaged with the casing by sliding the unit into the socket to engage the first and second interfaces together, the printer unit including a printhead and drive circuit for the printhead configured to authenticate the printer unit for one-time use, wherein, when the printer unit is engaged in the socket, the user interface is connected to the printer unit such that upon authentication of the printer unit a user may manipulate the user interface to cause a captured image to be printed by said printhead.