Abstract: The present invention relates to a sequential automotive lamp apparatus. Specifically, the present invention relates to one or more apparatuses that illuminate one or more directional light sources sequentially to create a sweeping illumination. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus that illuminates two or more directional light sources sequentially within a single lamp housing. The apparatuses may be implemented in automobile lamp housings to show, preferably, a turn signal, although any other illuminated signal may be displayed by the apparatuses of the present invention, including parking lights, hazard lights, and/or brake lights.

Abstract: A printing system including a plurality of ink jet printers, wherein each printer contains a communications board to enable each printer to communicate with a personal computer over a common interface bus. The bus is connected to an interface on the personal computer. Preferably the interface is a parallel printer interface. A position sensor generates a signal corresponding to the positions of print locations on the print media. The resulting printing system is capable of printing in a direction other than the direction in which the object to be printed on or the substrate is travelling. The resulting printing system is also capable of overlaying a plurality of different colors at specific locations on the moving substrate or object.

Abstract: A coded document is provided for use in a document reading system having a plurality of markable areas defined thereon and a first and second coded pattern disposed in predetermined relation to the markable areas. Each of the coded patterns has an identical predefined signature when viewed from any direction. A coded document reader includes a video camera that captures the image carried on the coded document. Pixel data is stored in a memory corresponding to the document area scanned by the video camera. The stored data is analyzed to identify detected signatures corresponding to the coded pattern signatures. Based on the location of the identified detected signatures and stored data defining the positions of the markable locations relative to the coded patterns, the position within the stored data of each of the markable locations on the card is determined.