Sony patent combines printer with touchscreen photo editing

A new patent filed by Sony in the U.S. points to one possible future direction for photo printers.
The new printer concept combines a large touchscreen panel with the printing unit and also seems to borrow some elements from Microsoft Surface. As the image above shows, the touchscreen would sit on top of the printer lid. Your camera is then placed on the screen and gives access to the images stored on it.
The touchscreen looks like it will act as an editing area for each image. You can scroll through the images and then view a particular one full-screen, touch up sections that need attention, select areas of a picture, and then print it.
If the printer was ever made it would form an all-in-one printing and editing unit that is small enough to carry around – like a tablet PC, while offering the ability to edit and print without the need for a PC.