摘要:
A keyboard for a computer system is provided. The keyboard comprises a housing having an upper surface defining an opening for a plurality of keys, a printer assembly positioned on a print media transport path within the housing, a print media entry slot defined in a first side of the housing, a print media ejection slot defined in a second side of the housing opposite the first side, a printer controller circuit positioned within the housing; and a serial bus for communicating with the computer system. The serial bus is operatively connected to the printer controller circuit. In use, print commands are received by the printer controller circuit from the computer system via the serial bus.
摘要:
An inkjet printhead including a plurality of nozzles mounted to a rigid substrate (26), each of the nozzles being adapted to eject drops of ink toward a surface to be printed; each of the nozzles also having a bend actuator (10) and an apertured roof portion (6), the actuator adapted for anchorage to the rigid substrate (26) and connection to the roof portion (6) such that in use the actuator (10) moves the roof portion (6) away from the surface to be printed, in order to eject the ink; wherein, the displacement of all points along the operative section of the actuator (10) during its movement from a de-activated to an activated state, constantly increases from zero displacement at the point of anchorage (11) to the rigid substrate (12, 26), to maximum displacement at the point of connection (13) to the roof portion (6).
摘要:
A method of enabling a user to instruct a computer system to perform an operation via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface includes an interface, the interface including visible graphical information and substantially invisible coded data. When the sensing device is placed by the user into an operative position relative to the interface surface to designate at least some of the graphical information, it senses indicating data indicative of the operation using at least some of the coded data. The graphical information designated is at least partially indicative, to the user, of the operation. The operation indicated by the indicating data is then performed in the computer system.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method including the steps of providing a participant with at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the conferencing form, receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device operated by said conference participant involved in the conference session, said indicating data regarding the identity of the conferencing form and a position of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the conferencing form, sensing the indicating data using at least some of the coded data, identifying in the computer system and from the indicating data, at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session, and providing at least one other conference participant remote from said conference participant with at least one conferencing form containing information representative of the at least one parameter.
摘要:
A printer or photocopier operable at a plurality of different performance levels. A metering system measures usage of the device in units of use, and is configured such that the number of units metered for performing a particular task of the device is varied in reliance on a level of performance of the device for that task. In one form, the device includes a user interface for receiving user input indicative of a selected level of performance, the metering system being configured to utilize the selected level of performance in metering the usage. Alternatively, or in addition, the metering system is configured to determine the actual level of performance of the device and to utilize the actual level of performance in metering the usage. System components may be user replaceable modules.
摘要:
A method of fabricating devices incorporating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) using UV curable tapes includes providing a silicon substrate (12) with a MEMS layer (14) arranged on one side of the substrate (12). A first UV curable tape (22) is applied to the MEMS layer (14). At least one operation is performed on the substrate (14) via an opposed side of the substrate (14). A second UV curable tape (32) is applied to the opposed side of the substrate (14) and the first tape (22) is removed by exposing it to UV light. At least one operation is performed on the MEMS layer to form individual MEMS chips which are able to be removed individually from the second UV tape (32) by localised exposure of the tape (32) to UV light.
摘要:
Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to listing classified advertising via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an appropriate sensing device. The sensing device communicates with a computer system. Together, the interface surfaces, sensing device and computer system are capable of effecting classified listing search transactions over a network.
摘要:
A printing cartridge (1230) includes a housing (1231). An array of switch actuators (1232) is positioned on the housing. The array of switch actuators represents data relating to at least one of: a serial number of the cartridge, a media and a media colorant so that when a switch array (1236) is actuated by the array of switch actuators, a signal carrying such data can be generated.
摘要:
An accessory for a conveyance comprises a receiving element for receiving a data recording device, more particularly, a digital camera. An electrical connection is contained in the receiving element for engaging corresponding contacts of the data recording device to enable data to be downloaded from the device.
摘要:
A system and method capturing, in a computer system, data relating to a note-taking session, the session consisting of handwritten annotations made by a user by way of a writing implement on a plurality of pages. The method includes the steps of receiving, in the computer system and via the writing implement, an indication of the start of the note-taking session, data indicative of the handwritten annotations made by said user on the plurality of pages, an indication of the end of the note-taking session, and retaining a retrievable record of the received data for the note-taking session. Starting, ending and printing a note-taking session takes place by way of printed command buttons for designation by the writing implement, which buttons may be printed on each page, or on a part of a backing sheet of a notepad of pages extending beyond the periphery of the pages themselves.