US 6,982,798 B1
Interface surface printer
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); and Paul Lapstun, Rodd Point (Australia)
Assigned to Silverbrook Research PTY LTD, Balmain (Australia)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/693,301.
Application 09/693301 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/575187, filed on May 23, 2000.
Claims priority of application No. PQ0559 (AU), filed on May 25, 1999; application No. PQ1313 (AU), filed on Jun. 30, 1999; and application No. PQ3632 (AU), filed on Oct. 25, 1999.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.1 67 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printer for printing an interface onto a surface, the printer including:
a data input module for receiving document data from a computer system, the document data including identity data indicative of at least one identity, the identity being associated with at least one region of the interface;
a coded data generator configured to generate coded data based at least partially on the identity data; and
a printing mechanism for printing the interface onto the surface, the interface including the coded data.