PRINTER AND METHOD THEREFOR ADAPTED TO SENSE DATA UNIQUELY ASSOCIATED WITH A CONSUMABLE LOADED INTO THE PRINTER
First Claim
1. A printer adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a consumable to be loaded into the printer, comprising:
- (a) a transceiver for transmitting a first electromagnetic field and for sensing a second electromagnetic field;
(b) a transponder coupled to said consumable, said transponder adapted to receive the first electromagnetic field and generate a second electromagnetic field in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby; and
(c) a memory coupled to said transponder, said memory having the data stored therein uniquely associated with the consumable, whereby the second electromagnetic field carries the data stored in said memory while the second electromagnetic field is generated, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in said memory.
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Abstract
An inkjet printer adapted to sense type of supplied consumable receiver media, inks, printhead, and cleaning fluid. A transponder attached to a consumable is coupled to a memory device capable of storing information characteristic of the consumable. A transceiver is disposed within the inkjet printer, with antennae disposed for polling an individual transponder attached to each consumable. The transponder is capable of receiving a first RF frequency electromagnetic field from the transceiver and deriving power and address information from the first frequency, then generating a second RF frequency electromagnetic field in response, where the second electromagnetic field is characteristic of the data stored in memory. As instructed by a machine control logic processor, the transceiver can both read manufacturing data from the transponder about the consumable and write usage and processing data to the transponder for storage in memory. The transponder can also be coupled with a transducer for taking measurements from the consumable.
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36 Claims
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1. A printer adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a consumable to be loaded into the printer, comprising:
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(a) a transceiver for transmitting a first electromagnetic field and for sensing a second electromagnetic field;
(b) a transponder coupled to said consumable, said transponder adapted to receive the first electromagnetic field and generate a second electromagnetic field in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby; and
(c) a memory coupled to said transponder, said memory having the data stored therein uniquely associated with the consumable, whereby the second electromagnetic field carries the data stored in said memory while the second electromagnetic field is generated, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A printer adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a printer consumable to be loaded into the printer, comprising:
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(a) a transceiver for transmitting a first electromagnetic field and for sensing a second electromagnetic field;
(b) a first transponder including a first memory coupled to a first consumable; and
(c) a second transponder including a second memory coupled to a second consumable, each of said first and second memories having data stored therein indicative of type of consumable, so that a selected one of either of said transponders is capable of receiving the first electromagnetic field and generating a second electromagnetic field in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby, the second electromagnetic field being sensed by said transceiver and characteristic of the data stored in said memory, the data being associated with said selected transponder generating the second electromagnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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19. A method adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a consumable to be loaded therein into a printer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a transceiver for transmitting a first electromagnetic field and for sensing a second electromagnetic field;
(b) coupling a transponder to the consumable, the transponder adapted to receive the first electromagnetic field and generate a second electromagnetic field in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby; and
(c) coupling a memory to the transponder, the memory having the data stored therein uniquely associated with the consumable, whereby the second electromagnetic field carries the data stored in the memory while the second electromagnetic field is generated, the second electromagnetic field being characteristic of the data stored in the memory.
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26. A method adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a printer consumable to be loaded into a printer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a transceiver for transmitting a first electromagnetic field and for sensing a second electromagnetic field;
(b) providing a first transponder including a first memory coupled to a first consumable; and
(c) providing a second transponder including a second memory coupled to a second consumable, each of the first and second memories having data stored therein indicative of type of consumable, so that a selected one of either of the transponders is capable of receiving the first electromagnetic field and generating a second electromagnetic field in response to the first electromagnetic field received thereby, the second electromagnetic field being sensed by the transceiver and characteristic of the data stored in the memory, the data being associated with the selected transponder generating the second electromagnetic field.
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