Patent ID: 8240801

Claim:
A handheld image translation device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive an image from an image source; a position module configured to control (i) a first navigation sensor to capture a plurality of first navigational measurements, and (ii) a second navigation sensor to capture a plurality of second navigational measurements, wherein the first navigation sensor is at a first distance from the second navigation sensor, and wherein the first distance is based at least in part on a resolution of data output from at least one of the first navigation sensor and the second navigation sensor, based at least in part on proximity of the handheld image translation device to a print medium, establish a reference location on the print medium, determine a translation of the handheld image translation device relative to the reference location based at least in part on the plurality of first navigational measurements, and determine a rotation of the handheld image translation device based at least in part on (i) the plurality of first navigational measurements, (ii) the plurality of second navigational measurements and (iii) the first distance; and a print module configured to cause a printing substance to be deposited on the print medium based at least in part on (i) the image, (ii) the determined translation of the handheld image translation device, and (iii) the determined rotation of the handheld image translation device.