Patent ID: 6991332

Claim:
A digital hand stamp operable to print multiple images on a supporting surface, comprising: a frame member having a cavity; a sliding guide inside the cavity; an ink jet printing head having one or more nozzles, the ink jet printing head operable to be activated automatically to slide along the sliding guide inside the cavity of the frame member when the digital hand stamp is pressed against the supporting surface; a non-volatile memory operable to store a plurality of images; an image selection button operable to select an image from the plurality of images stored in the non-volatile memory; a display area operable to display the image selected by the selection button; and a printing control circuit controlling the nozzles on the ink jet printing head to project an ink pattern on the supporting surface when the ink jet printing head slides inside the cavity of the frame member, wherein the ink pattern on the supporting surface represents the image selected by the image selection button.