Digital imaging of marking materials by thermally induced pattern-wise transfer

摘要

An imaging system (8) including an image receiving structure (10) including a material layer (12) having a tunable energy transfer characteristic; and an energy source (16) to emit an energy beam (18) at the material having the tunable energy transfer characteristic such that marking material is pattern-wise transferred to the image receiving structure. An imaging system (8) includes an image receiving structure (10) disposed to be in direct contact with marking material (94); and an energy source to emit a pattern-wise modulated energy beam (100) at a region (112) of the image receiving structure contacting the marking material to pattern-wise transfer marking material to the image receiving structure.