Patent References 2428378 3767020 Electric-signal controlled hand-held printer Portable copying machine Electronic microcopier apparatus Handy reader/printer apparatus Copying machine Hand-held copying apparatus Patent #: 4750049 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 554166 filed on 07/19/1990US Classes:400/88, POCKET TYPEWRITER346/139R, MARKERS AND/OR DRIVING MEANS THEREFOR347/171, THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES358/296Recording apparatusExaminersPrimary: Eickholt, Eugene H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB41J 003/36Foreign Application Priority Data1987-06-08 JPAbstractA hand recording apparatus for recording images on a recording medium by manual operation has an encode plate and a photosensor for detecting the movement of the apparatus body, a thermal head driven so as to record an image conforming to an image signal on the recording medium correspondingly to the movement of the apparatus body detected by the encode plate and the photosensor, and a driver for displacing the thermal head to a recording position in response to the contact of the apparatus body with the recording medium.Other References
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