An autograph support device includes a supporting member that supports an image carrier having a planar image display surface such that the image display surface that displays a mirror image of an image displayed on a planar writing surface is located above the writing surface of a writing medium having the planar writing surface; and a half mirror that is disposed between the writing surface and the image display surface and has a mirror surface facing the image display surface . The image display surface and the writing surface are disposed at an equal optical distance from the mirror surface of the half mirror interposed therebetween. A writing surface lighting fixture that radiates light from the mirror surface side toward the writing surface side to illuminate the writing surface is provided on the writing surface side from the mirror surface.

An optical device for painters is provided which can be used to make life drawings, the device being positioned facing the observer, between the scene, image or model to be copied and the working surface. The device includes a supporting structure including at least two mirrors disposed facing one another, both positioned to form an angle, of approximately 45, relative to the rear surface of the structure, such that the image, located on the front side of the device received by a first mirror is reflected onto a second mirror and the image reflected in the second mirror is received by the observer located on the rear side of the device. One of the mirrors can pivot in order to control the orientation of the reflected image received and to adjust same as appropriate.

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: backing the marking surface with a conveyor belt of a plotter system; machine plotting the input text on the marking surface with a plotting pen having a downward force of one-half to forty ounces; feeding a new sheet to the conveyor belt from a paper feeder system, the step of feeding under control of a paper position detection system; loading a current marking surface into the plotter system; and repeating the steps of loading and emulating n times as designated by a print job, where the step of emulating changes applied vectors to the current marking surface for sub-tasks within the print job and optionally to us graphic codes on the marking surface to control work flow.

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: backing the marking surface with a conveyor belt of a plotter system; machine plotting the input text on the marking surface with a plotting pen having a downward force of one-half to forty ounces; feeding a new sheet to the conveyor belt from a paper feeder system, the step of feeding under control of a paper position detection system; loading a current marking surface into the plotter system; and repeating the steps of loading and emulating n times as designated by a print job, where the step of emulating changes applied vectors to the current marking surface for sub-tasks within the print job and optionally to us graphic codes on the marking surface to control work flow.

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: receiving, into a plotter system, a print job related to a first graphic code, the print job comprising a printable media requirement; scanning, with a scanner attached to the plotter system, the first graphic code, the first graphic code previously printed on the marking surface loaded into the plotter system; identifying a particular media type of the marking surface with the first graphic code; confirming the printable media requirement matches the particular media type; and emulating handwriting on the marking surface with the plotter system to yield a marked paper.

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for producing a handwritten appearance of input text on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: receiving, into a plotter system, a print job related to a first graphic code, the print job comprising a printable media requirement; scanning, with a scanner attached to the plotter system, the first graphic code, the first graphic code previously printed on the marking surface loaded into the plotter system; identifying a particular media type of the marking surface with the first graphic code; confirming the printable media requirement matches the particular media type; and emulating handwriting on the marking surface with the plotter system to yield a marked paper.

The invention comprises an apparatus and method of use thereof for processing a machine produced emulated handwritten document prepared on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: receiving a print job order; digitally generating a reference image of the print job order; machine plotting with a plotting pen and a downward force of one-half to forty ounces applied to said plotting pen an indentation trail to form input text on the marking surface; digitally imaging the input text on the marking surface to form an actual image; and in a quality control step, digitally comparing the reference image to the actual image prior to insertion of the print job order into an envelope.

The invention comprises an apparatus and method of use thereof for processing a machine produced emulated handwritten document prepared on a marking surface, comprising the steps of: receiving a print job order; digitally generating a reference image of the print job order; machine plotting with a plotting pen and a downward force of one-half to forty ounces applied to said plotting pen an indentation trail to form input text on the marking surface; digitally imaging the input text on the marking surface to form an actual image; and in a quality control step, digitally comparing the reference image to the actual image prior to insertion of the print job order into an envelope.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating mechanically rendered objects from digital input. In one embodiment, an example method may include generating, by a computer processor(s) coupled to at least one memory, a digital handwriting file comprising one or more digital characters, wherein a first digital character has a first glyph and a second glyph. Example methods may include receiving digital text comprising a set of characters for conversion to physically written text, wherein the set of characters comprises a first instance of a first character corresponding to the first digital character and a second instance of the first character, selecting the second glyph for a first physically written conversion of the first instance of the first character, selecting the first glyph for a second physically written conversion of the second instance of the first character, and causing conversion of the digital text.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating mechanically rendered objects from digital input. In one embodiment, an example method may include generating, by a computer processor(s) coupled to at least one memory, a digital handwriting file comprising one or more digital characters, wherein a first digital character has a first glyph and a second glyph. Example methods may include receiving digital text comprising a set of characters for conversion to physically written text, wherein the set of characters comprises a first instance of a first character corresponding to the first digital character and a second instance of the first character, selecting the second glyph for a first physically written conversion of the first instance of the first character, selecting the first glyph for a second physically written conversion of the second instance of the first character, and causing conversion of the digital text.