Abstract: Proposed are a thermal transfer ribbon and a sticker printing method using the same, which can form not only full-color images formed by a color ink part but also points, such as pearl, fluorescent, luminous, sparkling, glass, and metal glitters. The thermal transfer ribbon includes: a color ink part having a yellow ink part (Y), a magenta ink part (M), and a cyan ink part (C); an overlay part forming an overlay layer to protect a printed surface; and at least one point ink part provided between the color ink part and the overlay part.

Abstract: A method for providing an augmented reality service using an AR sticker comprises: a step where a mobile terminal requests, from a server, an AR sticker template enabling a user to edit an AR sticker, and the server transmits the AR sticker template; a step where the mobile terminal directly edits the AR sticker image using the AR sticker template and creates AR content corresponding to the AR sticker image; a step where the server receives the AR sticker image and the AR content from the mobile terminal and stores same in an AR database, and creates an AR sticker including the AR sticker image and the AR content; a step where the mobile terminal receives the AR sticker, transmits the AR sticker to a printer, and requests printing of the AR sticker; and a step where the printer prints the AR sticker and conveys the printed AR sticker.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer including: a base for accommodating paper therein; a pick-up roller protruding from a bottom surface of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base in a forward direction; a platen roller for discharging in the forward direction the paper; a head provided above the platen roller to apply heat to the paper; a swing bracket having a front side to which the head is coupled and a rear side rotatably coupled to the base; pressurizing means for pressurizing the swing bracket down to allow the swing bracket to come into close contact with the paper; and head supporting members provided on side walls of the base to support the front side of the swing bracket under the swing bracket and each having an eccentric portion adapted to lift the head up through rotation.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer including: a paper supply unit for accommodating stacked sheets of paper and having a pickup roller protruding from a bottom surface thereof; a platen roller provided at a front end of the paper supply unit; a head provided above the platen roller so as to form an image on the paper fed; a motor for providing a driving force to the platen roller; deceleration gears for decreasing revolutions per minute of the motor; a gear plate provided at one side of the paper supply unit and having the deceleration gears shaft-coupled thereto; and a motor plate having an aligning hole adapted to pass the shaft of the deceleration gear therethrough and a motor hole adapted to pass a rotary shaft of the motor therethrough.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer and a method for manufacturing the same that are capable of allowing a gap formed between a head and a platen roller to be kept constantly. The photo printer includes: a frame having both side walls; a paper accommodating part disposed between both side walls of the frame to accommodate the paper therein; a pickup roller located protrudingly from a bottom surface of the paper accommodating part to forward feed the paper accommodated in the paper accommodating part; a platen roller coupled to the frame to discharge the paper fed from the pickup roller forward; a head disposed above the platen roller to apply the heat to the paper; and a pair of brackets each having one side swingably coupled to the head and the other side hinge-coupled to the frame.

Abstract: Provided are a method and system for providing augmented reality content using a user-edited image. The method of providing AR using a user-edited image includes adding a frame including a plurality of markers to an image captured by a camera unit or an already captured image by executing an application installed on the terminal, requesting a printing apparatus to print the image to which the frame has been added, obtaining an image by photographing the printed matter printed by the printing apparatus by executing the application, identifying a marker in the obtained image and requesting an AR object and AR object attribute data corresponding to the marker from an AR content providing server, and displaying the AR object received from the AR content providing server.

Abstract: An augmented reality service method for a coloring play according to the present invention comprises the steps of: 1) executing a service application, and selecting and downloading an image to be colored from a server by a user terminal; 2) coloring the downloaded image in a specific pattern, using tool provided by the service application; 3) printing the colored image; 4) executing the service application, scanning a printed material of the colored image so as to recognize a marker, and extracting color information according to coordinates of the image; 5) coloring an augmented reality content provided by the server according to the extracted color information, so as to generate a colored augmented reality content on the basis of the image colored by a user; and 7) displaying the colored augmented reality content on a display unit of the user terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a motor; a transgear engaged with the motor; a first power transfer part for connecting the transgear and the rotary shaft of the platen roller with each other to rotate the platen roller; and a second power transfer part for connecting the transgear and the rotary shaft of the pickup roller with each other to rotate the pickup roller. The transgear, the first power transfer part and the second power transfer part are disposed on the same side surface of the base as each other.

Abstract: A virtual photographing service system comprises: a main terminal for transmitting an invitation message to sub-terminals of photographing objects through a predetermined service app and, if all the sub-terminals receiving the invitation message complete connection, specifying a position of each photographing object and performing photographing according to direction of a user; at least one of sub-terminals for driving a camera module, transmitting a real-time image to the main terminal, and participating in the photographing of the main terminal, if the invitation message is received from the main terminal; and a server for extracting, if a photographed image is received from the main terminal, an image of each photographing object from the received image according to an object segmentation technique, and completing the image by inserting each of the extracted images at a specified position on a final image.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a swing bracket having a mounting portion formed at the front side thereof in such a manner as to be coupled to the head and coupling portions formed at the rear side thereof in such a manner as to be rotatably coupled to the base to allow the head to swing; and pressurizing means adapted to pressurize the head downwardly to allow the head to come into close contact with the paper advancing into the space between the head and the platen roller.

Abstract: Provided is a photo printer including: a base adapted to accommodate paper therein; a pickup roller protruding from the bottom of the base to feed the paper accommodated in the base forwardly; a platen roller disposed in front of the base to discharge the paper fed by the pickup roller forwardly; a head located above the platen roller to apply given heat to the paper; a double feed prevention member disposed on the front end of the base to form a slit adapted to pass a sheet of paper therethrough, wherein the double feed prevention member has a wedge-shaped front surface so that the lower end thereof is inclined downwardly from both sides thereof toward the center thereof.

Abstract: A color correction system for a photo printer comprises: a mobile application which accesses a service server, downloads newly updated extension color correction data from the service server, and stores the newly updated extension color correction data; a control unit which compares a version of the extension color correction data with a version of first color correction data stored in the photo printer and performs control so that the extension color correction data stored in the photo printer is updated based on a result of the comparison; and a short-distance communication module which transmits the first extension color correction data to the photo printer while operating in conjunction with the photo printer.

Abstract: Provided is a content delivery service method using printed matter. The content delivery service method using printed matter may include executing, by a first terminal, a service app and selecting an image, editing content on the selected image in an app screen, sending, by the first terminal, the image and information about the edited content to a server, storing, by the server, the image and the information about the edited content and sending information about the storage to the first terminal, generating, by the first terminal, specific recognition code in which the storage information has been recorded and inserting the specific recognition code into the image, and sending, by the first terminal, the image into which the recognition code has been inserted to a printing device so that the image is printed by the printing device.

Abstract: A color correction system for a photo printer comprises: a mobile application which accesses a service server, downloads newly updated extension color correction data from the service server, and stores the newly updated extension color correction data; a control unit which compares a version of the extension color correction data with a version of first color correction data stored in the photo printer and performs control so that the extension color correction data stored in the photo printer is updated based on a result of the comparison; and a short-distance communication module which transmits the first extension color correction data to the photo printer while operating in conjunction with the photo printer.