Printer cellular phone
View Patent ↗A cellular phone includes a print processor that controls an integrated print media transport assembly and printhead. The print processor communicates with a mobile phone processor by means of a user-interface integrated circuit. An imaging device is incorporated into the cellular phone and mounted in a manner that allows its position to be adjusted. The imaging device provides signals to the print processor to facilitate printing of captured images.
1. A mobile telephone including:
a print processor;
a printhead responsive to the print processor;
a print media transport assembly responsive to the print processor and arranged to convey print media across the printhead; and
a mobile phone processor in communication with the printhead processor.
2. A mobile telephone according to claim 1 , wherein the print processor controls the print media transport assembly in response to signals from a paper-pull sensor.
3. A mobile telephone according to claim 1 , further including an integrated circuit containing quality assurance data in communication with the print processor.
4. A mobile telephone according to claim 3 , further including means to communicate with an authentication integrated circuit of an ink cartridge.
5. A mobile telephone according to claim 1 , further including an imaging device coupled to the print processor.
6. A mobile telephone according to claim 5 , wherein the imaging device comprises an area CMOS image sensor.
7. A mobile telephone according to claim 5 , wherein the imaging device comprises a CCD integrated circuit.
8. A mobile telephone according to claim 5 , wherein the imaging device is arranged to be selectively positioned on the printer phone.
9. A mobile telephone according to claim 8 , wherein the imaging device is rotatable between a forward facing camera orientation and a rearward facing orientation.
10. A mobile telephone according to claim 1 , including a user interface integrated circuit arranged to facilitate communication between the print processor and the mobile phone processor.
11. A mobile telephone including:
an imaging device;
a print processor arranged to process data from the imaging device;
a pagewidth printhead responsive to the print processor;
a print media transport assembly responsive to the print processor and arranged to convey print media across the printhead; and
a mobile phone processor in communication with the print head processor by means of a user interface integrated circuit.