Abstract:
Authenticating a consumable product based on a remaining life value includes determining whether an identifier stored in memory of a consumable product is listed in a device history and concluding that the consumable product is not authentic if the device is determined to have used the consumable product previously based on the device history and a current remaining life value associated with the consumable product indicates less use than a recorded remaining life value for the consumable product associated with the identifier in the device history.
Abstract:
An ink level sensing device and associated method. The ink level sensing device 10 includes an illumination source 12 that emits near infrared light, and a container 14 configured to accommodate a supply of ink 16 containing light absorption material. The device further includes a protruding chamber 18 adjacent to the container. The protruding chamber is configured to accommodate a portion of the supply of ink accommodated by the container. The device also includes a sensor 20 that is configured to receive a signal based on an amount of the light 22 that passes through the protruding chamber.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to printing a document are disclosed. A printer may include a replaceable marking supply that is either an unrestricted trade supply or a restricted subscription supply. The printer may accommodate either of the unrestricted trade supply or the restricted subscription supply at any given moment.
Abstract:
A printing method includes obtaining an initial printer profile corresponding to a printing system having a plurality of ink colors, identifying a remaining ink parameter corresponding to each of the ink colors, and determining whether the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are approximately equal to each other such that: performing a print job using the initial printer profile when the remaining ink parameter determination is that the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are approximately equal to each other, and determining a modified printer profile by selectively changing color saturation for one or more of the ink colors to balance ink usage and performing the print job using the modified printer profile when the remaining ink parameter determination is that the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are not approximately equal to each other.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory readable medium, and method to manage license to use agreements. The maximum number of credits a device is allowed to consume is determined. An attacker resistant counter is increased using an atomic write.
Abstract:
In one embodiment a cartridge holder includes: a body (82) having a plurality of bays (72-80) therein for holding a cartridge (62a-70a or 62b-70b) and each bay (72-80) having an electrical connector (146) associated therewith for connecting to a chip (86-94 or 106-104); an adapter (84 or 84a-84e) removably attachable to the body (82) at a bay (72-80), the adapter (84 or 84a-84e) having a site (116-124) for a chip (96-104) at a location where a chip (96-104) installed at the chip site (116-124) is connected to a connector (146) in the bay (72-80) when the adapter (84 or 84a-84e) is attached to the body (82); and each bay (72-80) configured to hold: without an adapter (84 or 84a-84e) attached to the body (82) at the bay (72-80), a first cartridge (62a-70a) having a first shape and a chip (86-94) thereon, and, with the adapter (84 or 84a-84e) attached to the body (82) at the bay (72-80), a second cartridge (62b-70b) having a second shape different from the first shape and the second cartridge (62b-70b) not having a chip (86-94) thereon.