Patent ID: 8077343

Claim:
A handheld image translation (IT) device comprising: an image processing module configured to process an image to provide a processed image having print data associated with each of a plurality of image locations; a positioning module communicatively coupled to one or more navigation sensors, the one or more navigation sensors being configured to capture a plurality of navigational measurements, the positioning module being configured to determine a position of the handheld IT device relative to a reference point based at least in part on the plurality of navigational measurements; and a print module configured to (i) receive the determined position of the handheld IT device, (ii) cause a printing substance to be deposited on a medium based at least in part on print data associated with an image location of the plurality of image locations that corresponds to the determined position of the handheld IT device, wherein the print data associated with the image location includes a value for each of a plurality of colors, (iii) rewrite the print data associated with the image location, (iv) determine a number of image locations of the plurality of image locations having print data with a non-zero value, and (v) determine an end of a printing operation of the processed image based at least in part on the determined number.