US 12,277,538 B2
Self-service print kiosk
Kevin M Dyer, Palmer, AK (US)
Filed by Kevin M Dyer, Palmer, AK (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,399.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/463,571, filed on May 3, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0370841 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 20/18 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/1258 (2013.01); G06F 3/1287 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-service point-of-sale kiosk, comprising:
an enclosure;
a printer disposed within the enclosure;
at least one roll of paper disposed within the enclosure and configured to be fed into the printer for printing;
a paper cutter disposed within the enclosure and configured to cut the at least one roll of paper before, during, or after printing by the printer to a predetermined size;
a print cooling system including a perforated plenum disposed within the enclosure and configured to dry a printed image output from the printer, the print cooling system configured to be activated by the printed image passing a sensor;
a packaging system disposed within the enclosure, configured to roll the printed image output from the printer onto a roller shaft and to wrap the rolled printed image in a wrapper for delivery, the packaging system configured to be activated by the printed image passing the sensor, and wherein the packaging system uses positive forced air pressure through a perforated tube to move the printed image off of the roller shaft;
a processor disposed within the enclosure and communicatively coupled to the printer, the processor configured to send a user-selected image to the printer for printing;
a network adapter communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate via the Internet to download the user-selected image for printing;
a memory disposed within the enclosure and communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory configured to temporarily store the user-selected image for printing;
a remote database of images communicatively coupled to the processor via the network adapter; and
an interactive display disposed on the enclosure and communicatively coupled to the processor, the interactive display configured to receive user input and to display text and images from the processor and to relay a user request to the processor for a download from the remote database.