US 12,240,238 B2
Control of laser printhead for writing or erasing content
Robert E. Beach, Los Altos, CA (US); Chinmay Nanda, Central Islip, NY (US); Richard Mark Clayton, Manorville, NY (US); Paul Seiter, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US); Patrick Martin Brown, North Medford, NY (US); John J. Bozeki, Elgin, IL (US); and Lucjan K. Perlowski, Wheatley Heights, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,164.
Application 18/389,164 is a division of application No. 16/855,742, filed on Apr. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,850,853.
Prior Publication US 2024/0075739 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/47 (2006.01); B41J 2/475 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/26 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/14104 (2013.01) [B41J 2/04 (2013.01); B41J 2/1634 (2013.01); B41J 2/47 (2013.01); B41J 2/475 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41M 5/26 (2013.01); B41M 7/0009 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A label modification unit comprising:
a single laser of one laser printhead configured to emit a light beam to modify content in an area of a label;
an optical element configured to control a spot size of the light beam;
a reflector system configured to control directional movement of the light beam; and
a controller configured to:
receive an input associated with modifying the content in the area of the label;
determine, based on the input and a physical configuration of the label, a size of the area of the label and a modification to the content in the area of the label; and
modify, based on the determined modification, the content in the area of the label by controlling a configuration of the single laser, the optical element, or the reflector system to write the content to at least a portion of the area of the label or erase the content from at least a portion of the area of the label.